Mat-Su votes are in, ban on marijuana growth out

Voters in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough on Tuesday overwhelmingly turned down a citizens’ ballot initiative banning the commercial growth and sale of cannabis in the Borough.
A ballot seeking a ban on the commercial growth and sale of cannabis in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough has been voted down. (Creative Commons photo by Brett Levin)Unofficial election results show over 8,704 Borough voters voted against Proposition B-1, which would have banned retail marijuana businesses in areas outsid