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Portland vies with nearby Washington as Oregon enters legal marijuana industry

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 10/02/2015 - 09:04

The three young men climbing into the pickup truck close to the Oregon border cheerfully acknowledged they were about to break federal law. But they won’t be doing it for much longer.

Anthony, Daniel and Chris bustled out of a marijuana shop in Vancouver, Washington, clutching bags of weed as they headed home a short drive over the bridge to Portland, Oregon.

Crossing state lines with drugs is a federal offence but that has not discouraged the steady stream of customers from Portland taking advantage of Washington’s legalisation of recreational marijuana sales last year.

But starting on Thursday, Oregon joins Washington in permitting the sale of marijuana for recreational use to anyone over the age of 21.

“I’ve been coming across since they legalised it here,” said Anthony. “But it’ll be closer and it’s going to be much more cheaper in Portland. And I won’t have to cross...

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