Marijuana businesses go to Mt. Angel voters

Mt. Angel voters will decide next year whether marijuana businesses will be allowed or banned in town.

The ban on both medical and recreational marijuana facilities was referred to voters by a pair of unanimous decisions by the Mt. Angel City Council on Dec. 8. Voters will make the final decision next November.

Because a large enough majority of Mt. Angel voters panned Measure 91’s statewide bid to legalize recreational marijuana last fall, council members could have adopted an outright ban on commercial enterprises. House Bill 3400 allows communities that voted “no” by 55 percent or more to enact a ban without gathering additional voter input.

However, at meetings leading up to last Monday’s vote, Mayor Andrew Otte said he felt strongly that Mt. Angel’s citizens should decide the marijuana issue themselves. He couldn not be reached for additional comment.

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