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“I definitely think the residency requirements should be overturned,” Leah Maurer, co-chair of Portland’s Women Grow chapter, told GoLocal. “It limits the number of people that can get involved in this newly emerging industry and could really stifle some of the growth that we are hoping to see. To be honest, I even think it could be a social justice issue, because it hurts women and minorities.”
Oregon is not alone on this issue. In Colorado, businesses must...
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