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ODESSA — An application to acquire a conditional use permit for an indoor marijuana production and processing facility just north of town was denied by the Lincoln County Commissioners per an attorney’s recommendation Monday, Aug. 7.

The facility, which would have been at 5458 State Highway 21 North, was applied for by Zack Schmelebeck on Ervin Schmelebeck’s land.

Wilbur-based attorney and former Lincoln County District Court Judge Joshua Grant, acting as land use hearings examiner, recommended the permit application be denied because the marijuana facility would be within one-half...