Linn County, too, is preparing to jump on the local-government bandwagon of banning for a year the medical marijuana dispensaries the 2013 Oregon legislature had tried to allow.
Albany to act on marijuana store ban
Written March 21st, 2014 by Hasso Hering
The Albany City Council is wasting no time in its drive to ban, at least for a year, any medical marijuana stores within the city limits that might be authorized by the state. An ordinance imposing a one-year moratorium on dispensaries — through May 1, 2015 — is on the agendas of the council’s work […]
Forget pot dispensaries for now
Written March 7th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
You can forget about legal dispensaries of medical marijuana in Oregon for the foreseeable future — unless voters approve legalization of the weed in the form of an initiative this fall. The state Senate voted this morning, 28-2, to go along with changes the House had made in SB 1531.
Update: Action due on pot bills
Written February 11th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Considering the possible action at the legislature, Albany’s city council was wise this week in stepping back from its attempt to outlaw all marijuana, medical and otherwise, from within the city limits. Things may be happening in Salem, and it makes a lot of sense for any city to await the outcome before jumping into the […]
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Tags: medical marijuana, Oregon legislature, Oregon marijuana bills, Senate Judiciary Committee
Tags: medical marijuana, Oregon legislature, Oregon marijuana bills, Senate Judiciary Committee
Planning panel opposes pot amendment
Written January 28th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
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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Tags: Albany City Council, Albany Planning Commission, dispensaries, medical marijuana
Tags: Albany City Council, Albany Planning Commission, dispensaries, medical marijuana
What I think about pot
Written January 24th, 2014 by Hasso Hering
Let me get something off my chest about all this talk about marijuana. It think smoking marijuana in order to relax or feel mellow or something is just plain stupid. I said something like that on KGAL’s “Valley Talk” radio program Tuesday, and now I’m warming to the theme.
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Albany pot store ban? Maybe not!
Whether to ban or regulate “marijuana facilities” in Albany may be decided Wednesday night, and for now it looks as though Mayor Sharon Konopa will cast the deciding vote in favor of more regulation but not a so-called “moratorium.”
Tags: Albany City Council, dispensaries, medical marijuana