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When Council Members Grow Pot

This is a historic moment for Spokane government. It came with news that City Councilwoman Karen Stratton is running a marijuana grow operation with Chris Wright, her hubby and park board member, plus others. It’s unprecedented having a member of city government so cannabis-connected. So openly, I mean. Half the council members I’ve met over the past 30 years seemed like they were on something. That, of course, may have had more to do with my overall jaundiced view of politicians. But what makes Stratton’s involvement so history-making is that ganja wrangling is now as legal as can be thanks to the passage of I-502. Providing you fill out all the proper paperwork, that is/Doug Clark, SR. More here.

Question: If it was legal to do so in Idaho, would you want a council member to be in the business of growing marijuana?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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