marijuana

Yakima County commissioners could vote today on whether to allow the recreational sale, growing and processing of marijuana in the unincorporated areas of the county.

The Union Gap City Council voted in favor of allowing marijuana retail sales, production and processing within city limits at their regular meeting Tuesday.

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson visited the Yakima Valley Wednesday, talking with city and county officials and meeting with local law enforcement about the state's recent legalization of recreational marijuana.

A Yakima businessman who has been standing on street corners with a sign looking for workers is getting national attention.

Officials in the cities of Union Gap and Sunnyside are set to talk about marijuana tonight during separate meetings.

The Yakima County Planning Commission is not supporting the county's ban on pot sales and production.

The Yakima County Planning Commission heard from people who oppose a proposed ban on the production and sale of marijuana in the unincorporated areas of Yakima County.

The Yakima County Commissioners this week want to hear from the public as the board considers a ban on the sales of marijuana.

Unlike Yakima to the west, the city of Moxee has lifted its ban on growing recreational marijuana.

Two bills working their way through the Legislature seek to reconcile the medical market with the new recreational market approved by voters in the fall of 2012.