{"id":4888,"date":"2015-10-19T21:37:25","date_gmt":"2015-10-19T21:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/?p=3861"},"modified":"2015-10-19T21:37:25","modified_gmt":"2015-10-19T21:37:25","slug":"oregon-city-to-keep-ban-on-recreational-stores-but-votes-to-approve-mmj-dispensaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/oregon-city-to-keep-ban-on-recreational-stores-but-votes-to-approve-mmj-dispensaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon: City To Keep Ban On Recreational Stores But Votes To Approve MMJ Dispensaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wp_fb_like_button\" style=\"margin:5px 0 5px 5px;float:right;height:100px;\"><script src=\"http:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\"><\/script><fb:like href=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/oregon-city-to-keep-ban-on-recreational-stores-but-votes-to-approve-mmj-dispensaries\/\" send=\"true\" layout=\"standard\" width=\"450\" show_faces=\"false\" font=\"arial\" action=\"like\" colorscheme=\"light\"><\/fb:like><\/div><p>In a 7 to 1 vote, the Medford City Council votes to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in Medford to open but there are restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>The sale of recreational marijuana will remained banned within the city and even though it has been approved, the plan could still be thrown out later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Starting December 1st of this year, city rules will change allowing medical marijuana to be sold but not recreational.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCouncil decided to let the voters decide if they want to allow it in their community in the general election next year,\u201d explained Clay Bearnson, Medford City Councilor.<\/p>\n<p>Bearnson has been open about his stance in favor of marijuana and says he plans on applying for a dispensary license.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been a medical marijuana patient and cardholder for 10 years, I\u2019ve grown for people,Ii\u2019ve grown for sick people who are no longer with us. And it\u2019s something I feel is it has it\u2019s benefits to peoples ailments. And it\u2019s something I\u2019ve been behind since day one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>City councilors and the city planning commission have been working together on local marijuana laws for laboratories, processors, and wholesalers for the past several months.<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone is happy with the decision. City councilor Tim Jackle is the only one who voted against the revised ordinance. He did not return NBC5\u2019s phone calls for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Medford Mayor Gary Wheeler has 10 days to veto the council\u2019s decision. No word if he will.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/oregon-city-to-keep-ban-on-recreational-stores-but-votes-to-approve-mmj-dispensaries.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News Moderator: Jacob Redmond <a href=\"http:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">420 MAGAZINE \u00ae<\/a><br \/>\nFull Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/kobi5.com\/news\/local-news\/medford-approves-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-3000\/\" target=\"_blank\">City To Keep Ban On Recreational Stores But Votes To Approve MMJ Dispensaries<\/a><br \/>\nAuthor: Kyle Aevermann<br \/>\nContact: <a href=\"https:\/\/kobi5.com\/news-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">Contact KOBI5<\/a><br \/>\nPhoto Credit: Magnolia Wellness<br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"https:\/\/kobi5.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">KOBI5 News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a 7 to 1 vote, the Medford City Council votes to allow medical marijuana dispensaries in Medford to open but there are restrictions.<\/p>\n<p>The sale of recreational marijuana will remained banned within the city and even though it has been approved, the plan could still be thrown out later this month.<\/p>\n<p>Starting December 1st of this year, city rules will change allowing medical marijuana to be sold but not recreational.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCouncil decided to let the voters decide if they want to allow it in their community in the general election next year,\u201d explained Clay Bearnson, Medford City Councilor.<\/p>\n<p>Bearnson has been open about his stance in favor of marijuana and says he plans on applying for a dispensary license.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been a medical marijuana patient and cardholder for 10 years, I\u2019ve grown for people,Ii\u2019ve grown for sick people who are no longer with us. And it\u2019s something I feel is it has it\u2019s benefits to peoples ailments. And it\u2019s something I\u2019ve been behind since day one,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>City councilors and the city planning commission have been working together on local marijuana laws for laboratories, processors, and wholesalers for the past several months.<\/p>\n<p>But not everyone is happy with the decision. City councilor Tim Jackle is the only one who voted against the revised ordinance. He did not return NBC5\u2019s phone calls for comment.<\/p>\n<p>Medford Mayor Gary Wheeler has 10 days to veto the council\u2019s decision. No word if he will.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/oregon-city-to-keep-ban-on-recreational-stores-but-votes-to-approve-mmj-dispensaries.jpg\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News Moderator: Jacob Redmond <a href=\"http:\/\/www.420magazine.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">420 MAGAZINE \u00ae<\/a><br \/>\nFull Article: <a href=\"https:\/\/kobi5.com\/news\/local-news\/medford-approves-medical-marijuana-dispensaries-3000\/\" target=\"_blank\">City To Keep Ban On Recreational Stores But Votes To Approve MMJ Dispensaries<\/a><br \/>\nAuthor: Kyle Aevermann<br \/>\nContact: <a href=\"https:\/\/kobi5.com\/news-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\">Contact KOBI5<\/a><br \/>\nPhoto Credit: Magnolia Wellness<br \/>\nWebsite: <a href=\"https:\/\/kobi5.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">KOBI5 News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1614,9,1,3],"tags":[4182],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4888"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4888\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cannitrol.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}