Panel would ban new medical marijuana facilities

A Havre City Council committee voted 3-1 Tuesday to recommend the council pass a resolution imposing a six-month ban on creating new medical marijuana grow operations or expanding existing operations. Planning and Development Committee member Andrew Brekke was the sole vote against, following a discussion in which the three who approved the motion, chair Janet Trethewey and committee members Allen "Woody" Woodwick and Pam Hillery, argued in favor of grandfathering in existing operations while prohibiting their expansion during the moratorium. In another motion, the committee recommended the...