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September 21, 2017
PROSSER, Benton County (AP) — Benton County commissioners have voted to ban new legal pot stores from entering the market in unincorporated parts of the county, although current legal retailers will be grandfathered in — allowing them to continue operating as normal.
The Tri-City Herald reports the commissioners agreed to ban future stores on Tuesday after about 30 residents testified at a public hearing. One speaker supported legal marijuana, while the rest favored the ban and continued to press the county.
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