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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

PENDLETON, Ore. — City officials say Pendleton’s marijuana odor ordinance is necessary, but some residents say the law is bound to bring trouble. The East Oregonian reports that the Pendleton City Council in June passed

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

Last year, Golden Leaf Holdings, a leading cannabis company, paid $3.3 million for almost 100 acres of land in Oregon to build a marijuana growing, processing and research site. The future looked bright: Oregon voters

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

PORTLAND — Two people working in a marijuana processing business in Astoria were taken to Legacy Oregon Burn Center late Wednesday after an explosion rocked the building. The blast – the first involving a legal

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

DENVER — Business owners are replacing idealists in the pot-legalization movement as the nascent marijuana industry creates a broad base of new donors, many of them entrepreneurs willing to spend to change drug policy. Unlike

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

EUGENE, Ore. — Marijuana dispensaries have sold more than $160 million worth of recreational marijuana so far in 2016. The Register-Guard reports that according to sales tax figures released Monday by the state Department of

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

HARTFORD, Conn. — As a multimillion-dollar fight over recreational marijuana in Massachusetts races toward the finish line, both sides of the debate in Connecticut are keeping a close eye on a vote that could open

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

Local marijuana retailer The Herbery has opened its third location at 330 N.E. Chkalov Drive, near Interstate 205 and Mill Plain. The store, which opened Friday, will be open 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

Doctors in the United States are not terribly concerned about your marijuana use, according to a study published recently in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Researchers presented a representative sample of 233

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

DENVER — Wondering if that brownie contains pot? Colorado has you covered. A requirement that edible marijuana products come with a diamond-shaped stamp and the letters T-H-C — not just on the packaging but on

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The Columbian / Associated Press

PUBLISHED: May 24th 2017

SALEM, Ore. — Starting on Saturday, Oregonians can buy marijuana for recreational use at shops intended for that purpose. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission announced on Friday it has approved licenses for 26 retailers around

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