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Letter: County should approve marijuana

By Peter Kitchen, Vancouver
Published: September 30, 2016, 6:00am

The Clark County council and other municipalities around the state aren’t happy with the number of marijuana businesses allowed locally under state law and set a moratorium on additional shops within their jurisdiction.

In a jeer in the Sept. 24 editorial “Cheers & Jeers” regarding Sticky’s Pot Shop being forced to close, The Columbian says “it is imperative for local jurisdictions to have the ability to act against voter-approved legalization in the state.” Really? Under what authority? The council is elected to decide on matters on our behalf, but these are routine matters that were not enacted by initiative and referendum through a statewide vote. Since legalization of marijuana was through a vote, shouldn’t any limitation by a municipality be subject to a vote of that constituency?

Sticky’s Pot Shop was forced to close, and others not allowed to open, based on our county council overriding a vote by the people of the state of Washington. This seems to be a blatant overreach of power.

Under this thinking, the council could re-impose prohibition on the county. Not likely, but the process is the same. Let’s let the county voters decide if we want to limit the number of marijuana shops further than stated in the law.

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