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Entrants in a statewide retail license lottery to legally sell marijuana, including 15 Clark County applicants, will learn at noon today whether they will get a shot at the new Washington industry. The Washington State Liquor Control Board will publicly announce the winners of 334 state licenses to sell marijuana. The board set up the lottery system using an accounting firm and Washington State University's Social and Economic Sciences Research Center. Under the state's rules, a lottery was to be used if a jurisdiction received more applications than the state-allowed allocation. The lottery was to be used to produce a ranked order of applicants. The applicants still have to pass a background check, financial investigation and other requirements before any licenses are issued. The first retail sales are expected to begin in July.
All pot-related businesses must be at least 1,000 feet away from schools, playgrounds, child care centers, parks, transit centers, libraries, arcades and recreation centers, according to state mandate. Marijuana stores will be allowed in general commercial zones if they meet the setback requirement and Clark County can have as many as 15 pot shops, with six in Vancouver and six more in unincorporated areas. Washougal, Camas and Battle Ground could have one store apiece. La Center and Ridgefield can't have pot businesses under the rules, which could change.
Clark County jurisdictions that have established moratoriums on marijuana outlets include: Unincorporated Clark County, where commissioners on Feb. 11 extended a temporary moratorium on marijuana-related businesses until later this spring, a move intended to give the county more time to draft a long-term zoning ordinance regulating the growing, processing and selling of pot. The effective ban will be in place until June 11 at the latest. Camas, where a six-month moartorium went into effect on April 7 and the city plans to adopt a final ordinance on recreational marijuana in October. La Center, which adopted a six-month moratorium on April 9.
Ridgefield, where a moratorium was set to expire this month, but the council voted on April 24 to establish a new six-month ban. The mayor and city councilors intend to end the ban early, once they've finally figured out their new regulations. Washougal, which has adopted two bans: one on collective gardens and another on recreational marijuana. The former expires on Sept. 4, and the latter on June 2. The city will review options on May 12, and the council might take a vote on extending the moratorium on recreational marijuana on May 27. Woodland, a city that plans to take up its moratorium again after a public hearing on May 19. The mayor and council have already decided to extend the ban. The current moratorium expires on June 2.
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Source: Columbian.com
Author: Cami Joner
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Website: State posts list of marijuana retailers | The Columbian
All pot-related businesses must be at least 1,000 feet away from schools, playgrounds, child care centers, parks, transit centers, libraries, arcades and recreation centers, according to state mandate. Marijuana stores will be allowed in general commercial zones if they meet the setback requirement and Clark County can have as many as 15 pot shops, with six in Vancouver and six more in unincorporated areas. Washougal, Camas and Battle Ground could have one store apiece. La Center and Ridgefield can't have pot businesses under the rules, which could change.
Clark County jurisdictions that have established moratoriums on marijuana outlets include: Unincorporated Clark County, where commissioners on Feb. 11 extended a temporary moratorium on marijuana-related businesses until later this spring, a move intended to give the county more time to draft a long-term zoning ordinance regulating the growing, processing and selling of pot. The effective ban will be in place until June 11 at the latest. Camas, where a six-month moartorium went into effect on April 7 and the city plans to adopt a final ordinance on recreational marijuana in October. La Center, which adopted a six-month moratorium on April 9.
Ridgefield, where a moratorium was set to expire this month, but the council voted on April 24 to establish a new six-month ban. The mayor and city councilors intend to end the ban early, once they've finally figured out their new regulations. Washougal, which has adopted two bans: one on collective gardens and another on recreational marijuana. The former expires on Sept. 4, and the latter on June 2. The city will review options on May 12, and the council might take a vote on extending the moratorium on recreational marijuana on May 27. Woodland, a city that plans to take up its moratorium again after a public hearing on May 19. The mayor and council have already decided to extend the ban. The current moratorium expires on June 2.
News Moderator - The General @ 420 MAGAZINE ®
Source: Columbian.com
Author: Cami Joner
Contact: Contact | The Columbian
Website: State posts list of marijuana retailers | The Columbian
