City council votes to allow more marijuana shops in Everett
EVERETT — The Everett City Council cleared the way Wednesday for three additional cannabis shops.
Council members voted 6-1 in favor of increasing the number of retail cannabis stores from five to eight. The ordinance requires the stores to be separated by at least 2,500 feet, and any new ones must have a medical marijuana endorsement. Councilmember Scott Bader was the lone no vote.
The Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, which sets the maximum number of marijuana licenses allowed in a municipality, has authorized Everett for up to 10. Local jurisdictions may impose stricter limits.
A handful of people during a public comment period spoke in favor of the ordinance. Jay Hix Jones, an Everett resident and a TV writer who has worked on shows like “Ice Road Truckers” and “Hoarders,” said cannabis made a profound difference in his daughter’s fight with cancer.
https://www.heraldnet.com/news/city-council-votes-to-allow-more-marijuana-shops-in-everett/
I'm sure the additional revenue was an incentive also. Not that I have a problem with it.
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they're probably the only industry besides groceries that are doing well.
Don't partake myself, but I imagine ganga use is way up in these times.
