The city council’s attempt to keep medical marijuana dispensaries out of Albany once state rules allowing them take effect in March may have hit a bump. On Monday night, the city planning commission recommended against a proposed change in the city development code intended to ban dispensaries but seemingly banning all pot.
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Panel backs Albany ‘bottle drop’
Albany could get a “bottle drop” this year if the city council goes along with a unanimous recommendation the city planning commission reached on Monday night, but the city staff does not like the location.
Tags: Albany Planning Commission, Bottle Drop, Oregon Beverage Recycling Cooperative, Salvation Army