Cheney OKs Marijuana Overlay Zone

The final Cheney City Council meeting of 2014, held Dec. 23, might have been short, but it certainly was impactful when it came to the budding marijuana business in the city.

By a unanimous vote, with Chris Grover absent, the council approved Ordinance W-58, an emergency action item authorizing formation of a Marijuana Overlay Zone to be located in the Farmers and Merchants Center at the corner of First Street and Cheney-Spokane Road.

The zoning change will clarify, for the near future at least, just where businesses like 3 Green Thumbs, LLC, scheduled to open in early January 2015, can locate...