Chehalis turns to hemp laws for zoning marijuana businesses

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CHEHALIS 

Relying on a law meant to regulate the processing and fabrication of hemp fiber, Chehalis plans to zone the recreational marijuana industry into the industrial parts of the city.

When the city decided to allow legalized marijuana businesses to operate in town, it didn’t create any specific zoning because the state originally allowed only a handful of businesses to be licensed in each municipality.

But because the state Liquor and Cannabis Board has lifted the cap and is accepting new marijuana business applicants without a quota, Chehalis wants to control where the businesses can operate.

The city council will consider the ordinance Tuesday to create a new zoning definition for recreational marijuana producers and processors. Much like the ordinance passed last year in Centralia, it would limit them only to the light industrial and heavy industrial parts of town. The document being presented to

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