Some Oregon cities say no to pot dispensaries for now

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Some Oregon cities say no to pot dispensaries for now

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/oregon-cities-no-pot-dispensaries-now-194228427--finance.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/N4rmyFP8P0lIDRYAKQzBqw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-04-09T203025Z_1_CBREA381KYR00_RTROPTP_2_USA-OREGON-MARIJUANA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Buds are removed from a container at the &quot;Oregon's Finest&quot; medical marijuana dispensary in Portland" align="left" title="Buds are removed from a container at the &quot;Oregon's Finest&quot; medical marijuana dispensary in Portland" border="0" /></a>By Shelby Sebens PORTLAND, Oregon (Reuters) - Over 20 Oregon cities and counties are moving to temporarily ban medical marijuana dispensaries ahead of a May deadline, reflecting a divide between liberal Portland and more conservative rural areas wary about allowing medical weed. Oregon decriminalized marijuana possession in the 1970s and in 1998 became one of the first U.S. states to sanction medical marijuana, although its 150 to 200 dispensaries long operated in a legal gray zone until state lawmakers last year passed a law to regulate them. Officials have since approved 32 Oregon dispensaries, said Oregon Health Authority spokeswoman Karynn Fish.</p><br clear="all"/>

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