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Ganjapreneur covers Douglas County's recent proposal banning outdoor Cannabis production.
"Jedidiah Haney, Board Secretary of The Cannabis Alliance, said in a phone interview that such a move would only perpetuate some of the industry’s most alarming environmental impacts, specifically in regards to energy consumption. “If you put this in the agricultural spectrum, this is pretty crazy — it’s pretty extreme,” he said." For the full article visit Ganjapreneur! http://www.ganjapreneur.com/douglas-county-washington-proposes-banning-outdoor-cannabis-production/
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Creston Rogerson and Mary Hansen, owners/operators of LaGranja Farms LLC, have been engaged in a year long battle, fighting Walla Walla County from shutting down their legal marijuana grow operation after banning 502 operations. The county is forcing the operator to pay thousands of dollars in CRIMINAL penalties for violating a LAND-USE violation.
What does this mean for producer-processors across the state if LaGranja Farms loses this battle? It means counties can CRIMINALIZE legal recreational operators for ‘operational, non-compliance” (a legal land-use term), even after the LCB issues a license. Patrick Moberg, attorney for LaGranja, which is suing Walla Walla County, recently defended an attempt from the Attorney General to intervene in the lawsuit. Mr. Moberg also filed a motion to add the LCB as a plaintiff in the La Granja lawsuit. The AG responded to the motion with the claim that the LCB supports Walla Walla County’s local ban. Walla Walla County’s ban includes criminal penalties making the production and sale of state-licensed marijuana a gross misdemeanor punishable with up to 90 days in jail as well as civil penalties assessed at $250 per day. Therefore, according to the Attorney General, the LCB actually supports the re-criminalization of marijuana. Mr. Moberg does not believe that the LCB supports the AG’s position or the Walla Walla ban, and sees the Attorney Generals response as an attempt to hide a direct conflict between the LCB’s position and the AG’s opinion that local laws preempt state laws. The problem is that the LCB has remained curiously silent on this issue. Mr. Moberg is forcing the LCB to go on the record with a position on the AG’s opinion. New code amendments for Marijuana related business activities are being proposed by the Douglas County Commissioners. Although a date has yet to be set for the open public hearing, written comments can be made at this time. More information can be found via the Douglas County website.
From the Omak-Okanogan Chronicle April 20, 2016       Photo by Allison Arthur Jefferson County's first outdoor cannabis grower aims for sustainability
- By Allison Arthur of the Leader "Horticulturist Kyle Craig thinks marijuana belongs out in the open, growing naturally under the sun." - For more follow the link to the original article in the PT Leader. Last evening, the continuation of the Planning Commission's Public Hearing was once again a success! The Okanogan Cannabis community showed up again with more convincing testimony and solidarity! WSIA would like to thank everyone for their efforts! Spoken testimony is now closed but comments can still be made in writing this week by Friday mid-day.  Mayor Plumb of Tonasket gives convincing spoken testimony.  Citizens listen carefully to given testimony. The Washington Department of Agriculture (WSDA) has recently updated the Worker Protection Standard, a guidance document related to Cannabis Production in Washington State. Updates also include recommendations for pesticide use and application. Worker Protection Standard (WPS) For more on Pesticide Use in Cannabis Production http://agr.wa.gov/pestfert/pesticides/pesticideuseonmarijuana.aspx Here is a link to the WSDA blog regarding the WPS guidance for marijuana growers - (http://www.wastatedeptag.blogspot.com/2016/03/worker-protection-guidance-now.html).  |
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