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Getting Land Use Ordinances Ready for Pot Dispensaries

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Medical marijuana dispensaries will begin showing up in Oregon in the near future, thanks to a law passed by the state legislature this year. 

The Medford City Council recently voted to ban dispensaries, but the state law may trump that. Meanwhile, local jurisdictions are looking for guidelines to implement the dispensary law; we check in with the boss at Jackson County Development Services for some clues to the process of setting up and opening dispensaries.  

 

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Geoffrey Riley is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and has hosted the Jefferson Exchange on JPR since 2009. He's been a broadcaster in the Rogue Valley for more than 35 years, working in both television and radio.