Colfax council declines to alter buffer rule for Main St. marijuana store

A proposal for a downtown cannabis shop sustained a setback Monday night when city council members decided not to shrink "buffer zone" requirements for the proposed location. The current buffer zone requirement of 1,000 feet makes the store location unusable for that use.

Scott Hensrude of Everett in a letter to the city Oct. 11 said they were considering the former HUB Insurance office at 415 S. Main as a place to relocate their Pullman shop to Colfax.

Mayor Todd Vanek Monday said it was his understanding Hensrude wanted to move his shop here because the Pullman cannabis market is now saturat...