Oregon: Third State to Allow Recreational Cannabis Sales Despite Federal Law

Marijuana sales for recreational use began on Thursday in Oregon as it joined Washington state and Colorado in allowing the sale of a drug that remains illegal under U.S. federal law. Oregon residents 21 years and older can buy up to a quarter-ounce (seven grams) of dried pot at roughly 200 existing medical-use marijuana dispensaries as a new law took effect. Backers hope the law will help curb a flourishing black market, but opponents say it heightens drug use and [...]

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