Marijuana law discussion continues at town council

At Monday night’s town council meeting, the Odessa Planning Commission submitted a report on its review of the town’s zoning with regard to Washington’s new law permitting marijuana use (state initiate 502). It was noted that the state has been in the process of developing regulations defining and controlling the industry, so the commission saw no need to go beyond what the state has already done. Regulations pertaining to business sites, building size, etc., commissioners reported, are already defined within Odessa’s building codes.

The commission approved an amendment to zoning ordinance 519...