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Council nixes ‘Green Light District’ for Portland

Submitted by Marijuana News on Thu, 10/15/2015 - 09:08

 

City Commissioner Dan Saltzman wants Portland to start raking in money from pot-smoking tourists. Now that recreational marijuana is legal, he’s pushing for a Green Light district.

The commissioner introduced his plan during a city council meeting on Wednesday.

City regulations currently require marijuana dispensaries to be separated by at least 1,000 feet. Saltzman wants to waive that restriction in the downtown and Lloyd District area.

A cannabis bud is seen at Amazon Organics, a pot dispensary in Eugene, Ore., on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang)

A cannabis bud is seen at Amazon Organics, a pot dispensary in Eugene, Ore., on Monday, Sept. 28, 2015. (AP Photo/Ryan Kang)

“I think our downtown is about encouraging density of shopping, dining opportunities, coffee shops and we should have the same free restrictions for retail marijuana,” he said.

Saltzman believes more pot shops downtown would allow...

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