Objections to Marijuana Store Aired at Public Hearing

Hearings examiner reminds attendees that marijuana businesses are legal in county

DAYTON—Emotions ran high at last week’s public hearing on the application for a conditional use permit by Trailhead Cannabis Co. owner Kathy Sali of Yakima. Sali plans to operate a retail cannabis store at 36711 Hwy. 12, in Columbia County, just west of Dayton.

Sali was not present at the meeting, and no testimony from her was taken.

Nine local residents spoke before the Columbia County Hearings Examiner Andrew Kottkamp about their reasons for opposing a recreational marijuana retail store in the county. They wer...