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Recreational Marijuana Sales Likely To Start October 1st In Oregon

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 06/26/2015 - 08:48

Oregon voters approved legalizing recreational marijuana during the 2014 Election. The cultivation and possession provisions of the initiative go into effect in less than a week (July 1), but the roll-out of legal sales will have to wait. If some lawmakers in Oregon have their way, the wait would not be that long. A bill that would allow established medical marijuana dispensaries to sell limited amounts of recreational marijuana to adults starting October 1 passed a key hurdle today. Per Oregon Live:

Legislators on the House-Senate marijuana committee said consumers should have a legal place to purchase the drug not long after possession becomes legal on July 1.  The Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which is charged with licensing recreational marijuana retailers, has said it won’t be ready to allow shops to open until the last half of 2016.

Supporters of a temporary sales program at dispensaries said this

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