Back in 2013, former President Obama announced the federal government would not obstruct or interfere with states that were attempting to pass legalized recreational pot.
Likely fueled heavily by a torrent of complaints and public comments from people who live near pot farms and stores, Benton County commissioners have placed a six month temporary ban on all new pot business developments, at least in the Finley area.
Tuesday morning, Benton County Commissioners held a public hearing to gather comments about the new pot store that's being built in an unincorporated 'donut' of county land inside the West Richland city limits. From the bulk of the citizens who spoke, residents don't want it there.
Yakima county is going to hold another public vote in November on whether to continue the ban. The public vote will not decide the ban but will serve as input for the council making the decision. That ban was put in place back in 2012 when it received 57...
Although nearly two dozen people are behind bars and 41K lbs of pot seized, the recent drug busts in Grant, Adams and Franklin County are just a small portion of what's going on out there, say officials.
One of the biggest was back in August near Ritzville, but there have been others. Now officials say a huge haul of illegal pot has been taken after breaking up dozens of pot grows.