Ken Graham: FROM THE PUBLISHER

Columbia County Commissioner Dwight Robanske said it best on Monday:

“The ban will not stop pot use. It probably won’t even slow it down.”

And so, on Monday, the commissioners voted 2-1 against a proposed ban on marijuana businesses in the unincorporated parts of the county. (See story on Page 1.)

I’m encouraged to see a big dose of realism by the commissioners on pot businesses. Even Commissioner Merle Jackson, who made the motion for the ban, and lost the vote, made some very constructive suggestions in the discussion that followed about how best to regulate those businesses.

Commissioner Ro...