County set hearing to lift moratorium

COLFAX — Whitman County commissioners will hold an 11 a.m. Feb. 1 hearing on lifting the moratorium on new marijuana businesses.

The moratorium has been in effect since March 2019.

The action follows adoption of an ordinance by commissioners Dec. 28, which set various limits on the production, processing and retailing of marijuana in the county — including a ban on outdoor growing and processing, a maximum of two retail locations in unincorporated areas and a directive that a policy be written by the planning department on odor detection and a protocol for complaints....