Petersburg behind the curve on marijuana policy

Petersburg’s Local Marijuana Regulation Advisory Committee was disbanded earlier this week.

Petersburg Borough Assembly Member and Committee Chair Jeigh Stanton Gregor recommended last Monday to the assembly during a committee update that the marijuana advisory committee should disband due to its ineffectiveness.

Stanton Gregor said a majority of committee members didn’t read the state’s retail marijuana regulations, which had been available for review and public comment throughout the summer and fall.

“At the December 2015 meeting the majority of committee members had either not read the stat...