Mat-Su takes up pot codes

A Matanuska-Susitna Borough marijuana ordinance had its first reading before the Borough Assembly Tuesday night. But even if the ordinance gains approval, it may be overshadowed by a future Borough election.
A seventeen member Borough committee worked to write the legislation, [ordinance 16-003] which regulates retail marijuana sales in the Borough. The ordinance defines marijuana, marijuana retail and commercial growing operations, standards of operations and permitting.
The Assembly took no ac