I had a chance to speak with Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson after the Everett City Council unanimously approved his administration’s request to allow cooperative medical marijuana gardens under State Law but not while a 12 month moratorium is in effect. Here’s what he had to say…
Everett Mayor on Moratorium
16 people testified in front of the Everett City Council and all of them asked the city not to impose a moratorium. One of the people who spoke, operates a dispensary in north Everett. He has a business license and even a City of Everett occupancy permit. Here’s what the Mayor says will happen with his shop and others like it…
Everett Mayor on dispensaries
Because the ordinances were considered emergencies, they go into effect immediately. Philip Dawdy, with the WA Cannabis Association says he wasn’t overly surprised by the decision but believes it’s the first time a city has been unanimous in votes against medical marijuana. He was instrumental in the writing and passage of Seattle’s ordinance regulating medical marijuana dispensaries and tells me the City of Kent is now already re-considering its moratorium.
Everett City Councilman Ron Gipson asked that the city of Everett revisit the issue in three months, not 12.
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July 20, 2011
Everett, Everett Government