Judge sides with Spanaway marijuana shop on ‘scenic’ highway buffer

JUNE 28, 2016 | BRYNN GRIMLEY

Is a ban on marijuana businesses along a stretch of Mountain Highway evidence of impermissible bias among members of the Pierce County Council?

Pierce County Superior Court Judge Katherine M. Stolz raised the question Tuesday before granting a temporary injunction to the owners of a marijuana retail store affected by the ban.

Owners of The Gallery requested the injunction as part of a lawsuit they filed in January against Pierce County.