Oregon Speeds up Sales of Recreational Marijuana

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On Thursday October 1, Oregon became the third state to make recreational marijuana legally available to those over the age of 21. The legalization occurred earlier than originally planned due to the complexity of the compromise involved in the legalization bill.

Oregon joins Washington and Colorado as the third state to legalize recreational marijuana, with Alaska and the District of Colombia to join the number soon. Oregon’s legislation has an interesting compromise, allowing cities where the majority of the residents oppose legalization to ban sales of marijuana all together.

The State did not want to force communities opposed to selling marijuana, particularly those in rural Oregon, to sell the drug. A compromise was reached. To date, six counties and 13 cities have opted to ban the sale of marijuana with one county and eight more cities to vote on the issue in November 2016. In return, the State allowed sales...

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