The Liberty Lake City Council, which passed a law last year ticketing minors who appear to be high in public, voted unanimously Tuesday to end a yearlong moratorium on recreational marijuanabusinesses.

But potential pot entrepreneurs said the zoning codes that will replace the ban are so stringent that only a single parcel of land south of Interstate 90 will be available for marijuanabusinesses.

Citing authority from the Washington attorney generals office, the council representing the town of 8,000 people passed laws prohibiting pot businesses from locating within 1,000 feet of Spokane Transit Authority or school

You have viewed 20 free articles or blogs allowed within a 30-day period. FREE registration is now required for uninterrupted access.

S-R Media, The Spokesman-Review and Spokesman.com are happy to assist you. Contact Customer Service by email or call 800-338-8801

The Liberty Lake City Council, which passed a law last year ticketing minors who appear to be high in public, voted unanimously Tuesday to end a yearlong moratorium on recreational marijuanabusinesses.

But potential pot entrepreneurs said the zoning codes that will replace the ban are so stringent that only a single parcel of land south of Interstate 90 will be available for marijuanabusinesses.

Citing authority from the Washington attorney generals office, the council representing the town of 8,000 people passed laws prohibiting pot businesses from locating within 1,000 feet of Spokane Transit Authority or school bus stops, churches and access points to the Centennial Trail. State law already prohibits recreational marijuana producers, processors and retailers from locating within 1,000 feet of day cares, schools, parks, libraries and some other publicplaces.

Mayor Steve Peterson said the decision to pursue increased buffer zones, rather than an outright ban on pot businesses like ones in place in Chewelah and Deer Park, was made by the seven-member City Council, nothim.

Peterson said the buffer zones are a compromise between a ban and not taking action at all, which would enable pot businesses to apply for licenses under the regulations enacted by the Washington Liquor Control Board, hesaid.

Read this article:

Liberty Lake ends yearlong moratorium on pot, as tight zoning is placed on city - Wed, 28 Jan 2015 PST