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Majority Of Dunes City Voters Ban Marijuana

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Marijuana is legal in Oregon, but now sales, processing, and production are all banned in the coastal Lane County community of Dunes City.

Last night, nearly two-thirds of voters there backed Measure 20-293.  A city official says the ban does not apply to existing grows.  She says there are already two estimated recreational grows, and eleven estimated medical grows.

The measure’s passage also exempts Dunes City from receiving a portion of Oregon’s marijuana tax revenue.

The Oregon Liquor Control Commission says more than 90 cities or counties have marijuana bans.

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Brian Bull is an assistant professor of journalism at the University of Oregon, and remains a contributor to the KLCC news department. He began working with KLCC in June 2016.   In his 27+ years as a public media journalist, he's worked at NPR, Twin Cities Public Television, South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Wisconsin Public Radio, and ideastream in Cleveland. His reporting has netted dozens of accolades, including four national Edward R. Murrow Awards (22 regional),  the Ohio Associated Press' Best Reporter Award, Best Radio Reporter from  the Native American Journalists Association, and the PRNDI/NEFE Award for Excellence in Consumer Finance Reporting.
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