Hazel Dell Pot Shop Ordered to Stop Sales

VANCOUVER (AP) €” A marijuana business that opened in violation of Clark County's ban on recreation pot sales has been ordered to stop selling its products.

The Columbian reports a judge on Tuesday ordered owner John Larson to stop selling recreational marijuana immediately at his Hazel Dell shop. The store remained open for business Thursday, and Larson says he plans to appeal.

The county maintains Larson provided false information about what he would be selling at the store in order to obtain a building permit.

Larson's application describes the shop, which opened in December, as a "general retail business" selling novelties, crafts, and antiques.

State records show the store sold more than $150,000 in products last month.

Clark County commissioners approved a moratorium on recreational marijuana businesses in unincorporated areas in 2014.