Fife — soon the site of two pot shops — drops 2-year-old ban on marijuana sales

MARCH 2, 2017 | JOHN GILLIE

Fife has eliminated its ban on marijuana sales, production and processing.

The city straddling Interstate 5 joins a gaggle of Pierce County cities that either already allow cannabis sales or are considering ending their bans on sales, processing and production.

The Fife City Council dropped the 2-year-old ban at its Tuesday council meeting. The city’s planning commission had recommended the prohibition be lifted because of several factors, the city said.