Borough electrician resigns to focus on marijuana facility

Gary Morgan, an electrician operator with Power & Light in Petersburg, recently decided to resign so he could focus more on his marijuana business.

Morgan, after three years in the position, is scheduled to leave the department on December 8, after helping Power & Light with a project he had started earlier this fall.

For about a year, Morgan has juggled a licensed weed growing facility and a full-time job. His daily workload usually starts at 8:00 a.m. and ends at midnight, he said.

"It got to be a point where I had to choose between one or the other," Morgan said. "I was kind of wore out and...