Oregon: Marijuana sales ban hits another stalemate

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A lot can change in a month. 

Pendleton City Councilor Chuck Wood, who voted to draft a marijuana sales ban Oct. 20, changed his position and voted Tuesday not to support a ban without letting voters have the final say in November 2016, creating a 4-4 stalemate. 

Without the requisite five votes, the Pendleton City Council was forced to extend consideration of the ban to the Dec. 1 meeting. 

Mayor Phillip Houk opened the public hearing by saying he would only allow members of the public who had not already spoken at the last meeting to voice their support or opposition to the ban. 

Two people spoke against the ban, bringing the running total of opponents and supporters to 12-4 — in favor of ban opposers. 

Pendleton resident Vaughn Hamby said he went door-to-door to collect opinions on the proposed marijuana bans, with many people he talked with critical of...

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