Monday night, the Roseburg City Council voted narrowly to allow the sale of recreational pot in medical marijuana dispensaries starting in October. Following passionate testimony and deliberations, the Council decided--5 to 3— not to ban recreational pot sales through the city's five medical marijuana dispensaries.
Steve Kaser has been a Roseburg city councilor for 6 years. He says the arguments went back and forth. One was that neither the city nor Douglas County supported Measure 91 to legalize marijuana statewide. So, the city should be allowed to choose its own fate now.
Kaser: "The other argument was, 'well the state passed it, we don't tend to revisit those things on a citywide basis so why should we do it here?'"
Kaser voted not to ban recreational sales. He represents Ward 4 where his constituents approved 91. The council will revisit the issue in October to decide whether a citywide ban on recreational marijuana sales should go to a vote.
