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Residents urge Sunnyside council to pause retail marijuana sales; council assigns review to committee
Summary
Several residents urged council not to permit recreational marijuana sales in Sunnyside. Speakers cited public-health and crime concerns; others urged regulated sales to reduce illicit products. Mayor said the issue will be assigned to a council committee and public forums will be scheduled.
Multiple residents used the public-comment period to urge Sunnyside City Council either to oppose permitting retail recreational marijuana sales or to carefully regulate any change. The council did not vote on legalization; the mayor said the proposal will be assigned to a committee and that the city will hold public forums.
Yakima County Commissioner LaDon Lindy, who identified himself as speaking from Sunnyside, told council he believes allowing recreational marijuana sales would…
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