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Debbie Myers <br /> From: Bart Ramsay[georgewashingtonhemp@gmail.com] <br /> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 2:21 PM <br /> To: Debbie Myers <br /> Subject: Public comment regarding marijuanna growing and processing in Kittitas County <br /> Honorable Commissioners, Clerk of the County Commission <br /> My name is Paul Ramsay. My address is 11005 Reecer Creek Road, Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br /> I write the Commission to comment on marijuana growth and processing in Kittitas County. <br /> The commission should allow the cultivation and processing of cannabis and hemp on lands zoned for <br /> agricultural use. The county should not adopt policies that restrict cannabis cultivation, and processing beyond <br /> the regulations set forth and adopted by the Washington State Liquor Control Board and the Washington State <br /> Legislature. The WSLC and the Legislature have sufficiently regulated cannabis cultivation and processing on <br /> agricultural zoned lands. <br /> The county should consider legislation and policies regarding cultivation and processing on non-agricultural <br /> zoned lands, such as former municipalities and other densely populated County jurisdictions. Moreover, the <br /> Commission should carefully consider policies and legislation regarding cannabis retail in such populated <br /> jurisdictions. Cultivation and processing should not be allowed, but retail should be allowed in County <br /> population and business centers. <br /> Cannabis is now a crop that is recognized by the State of Washington, which is regulating it's use. Kittitas <br /> County should refrain from adopting policies or legislation that restricts cultivation and processing on <br /> agricultural lands, and should follow the lead of the WSLCB when restricting cannabis retail sales in County <br /> regulated population centers. <br /> Thank you for your considerations, <br /> Paul R. Ramsay <br /> i <br />