Dear Editor,

"Walla Walla...known for wheat, wine, and weed." That was the sad comment I overheard from the audience at a Walla Walla City Council meeting earlier this year. Our way of life and doing business in the Walla Walla Valley is changing with the implementation of Initiative 502 (legalization of marijuana). I-502 brings massive "unintended consequences" ranging from the safety and security of our families and businesses to land use zoning codes/policies. As the chief law enforcement officer for Walla Walla County, Sheriff John Turner has demonstrated the experience, training, professi...