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J c-& CD's 19?1r.. Julie Kjorsvik From: JoAnne Duncan <joanneduncan990@yahoo.com> Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 2:49 AM To: Kittitas County Commissioners Office Subject: PLEASE READ THE RESEARCH on what other COUNTIES ARE DOING ABOUT MARIJUANA!!!!! WE DO HAVE CONTROL!!! Dear County Commissioners, I am very unclear about why you all keep saying their is nothing our county can do about I502 when everything I research and read states other wise. The link below is to the Muncipal Research and Services Center of Washington (M.R.S.C) They have a detailed sample list of 58 cities/counties in our state showing what each local government is doing to best protect the integrity, safety, and future of their citizens. PLEASE check out the link! http://www.mrsc.org/subjects/legal/502/artdoc5O2.aspx#ord It seems like the citizens of Kittitas County have been abandoned. I am also concerned about what is still considered Ag 20. It may be called Ag 20 but it has been divided in to small residential parcels. Large Pot Grow operations need to be placed in areas away from homes. We are not talking about an ordinary agricultural product. We are talking about a Federally illegal drug. It doesn't fit with the rural landscape. The quote below is also from the M.R.S.C. web site and makes it clear that indeed each city and county can create their own zoning. I have also spoke with the Liquor Control Board and they told me the same thing. They do not control where operations go, they only pass out the license. It also states from the Federal Department of Justice website http://www.justice.gov/iso/opa/dag/speeches/2013/dag-speech-13 0910.html "That each county and city will be responsible for addressing marijuana activity through their own drug laws. The Department of Justice expects that states and local governments that have enacted laws authorizing marijuana growing, processing, consumption, and selling have strong local law enforcement efforts backed by adequate funding." This seems to contradict the following quote in the Daily record from Doc Hansen: "The county is stressing that it is up to the state and federal government to regulate and enforce all other rules on (legally) growing marijuana," Hansen said. The information below is also taken from the M.R.S.0 web site and states once again that cities and counties can ZONE marijuana businesses into one specific zone! "Note that the Liquor Control Board will ]lot issue a license for a marijuana business in a personal residence. WAC 314-55-015(5). But, a marijuana business could establish itself in the commercial or industrial zones directly adjacent to a residential zone, if, of course, that is allowed by local zoning. i