Black Diamond council bans marijuana

For the last several years, the city of Black Diamond was moving slowly toward allowing marijuana retailers inside city limits.

But it looks like the council will now veer in the opposite direction after approving an emergency moratorium on pot shop applications and, eventually, once again ban stores from operating in city limits.

The city has a tumultuous past with weed, with some council members being at odds with constituents who voiced concern over opening their city to the possibility of a cannabis store — although it should be noted that no permits have been submitted to the city, and the state is currently not accepting new marijuana license applications.

Here’s some history.

When the first marijuana retailers began opening up in 2014 and 2015, Black Diamond quickly banned any s