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Home 🌿 Recreational Marijuana News 🌿 Oregon Cannabis Cafes Are Banned Starting January 🌿Oregon Cannabis Cafes Are Banned Starting January
Russ Belville of MarijuanaPolitics.com recently unveiled a disheartening announcement issued by the Oregon Health Authority: indoor cannabis cafes, like Portland’s World Famous Cannabis Café and The Other Spot will be forced to shut down come January due to unfortunate changes to the Oregon Clean Air Act.
Lawmakers have introduced the following changes to the law (bolded emphasis courtesy of Mr. Belville):
A person may not smoke, aerosolize or vaporize an inhalant or carry a lighted smoking instrument in a public place or place of employment except as provided in ORS 433.850 [medical marijuana use in a medical facility].
“Public place” means an enclosed area open to the public.
“Inhalant” means nicotine, a cannabinoid or any other substance that is inhaled for the purpose of delivering the nicotine, cannabinoid or other substance into a person’s respiratory system.
To justify this move, the state of Oregon cites concern over exposure to second-hand smoke, which studies have linked to cancer,...
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