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Local retailer applicant alleges 10,000-foot cannabis buffer was shaped for private interests, not public safety
Summary
Patrick Ann, a local business owner and retail applicant, told the Snohomish County Council that internal communications show staff and a lobbyist discussed a 10,000-foot cannabis buffer as an "easy round number" chosen to avoid scrutiny; he urged the council to consider whether the rule was created through a fair public process.
Patrick Ann, a local business owner who said he is the applicant directly affected by the county’s proposed 10,000-foot buffer for cannabis retailers, told the Snohomish County Council on April 15 that internal communications show the rule was shaped around a private interest rather than neutral planning or public-safety standards.
"The client is the public, not a lobbyist, not a specific private interest," Patrick said during the meeting’s public-comment period, urging the council to review how the code change was developed. He said county…
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