News Sep 23, 2015 at 4:20 pm

Portland's Pot Regulations Might Freeze Out New Businesses

The City's About to Give Medical Dispensaries Exactly What They Want

Dirk VanderHart
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Smoke Buddy getz 'da jump on 'da competition!
Big Ten Inch on September 23, 2015 at 11:28 AM Report this
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Do new liquor stores have any arbitrary 1,000-foot rules in regards to existing liquor stores?

Honesty curious.
disastronaut on September 23, 2015 at 12:33 PM Report this
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"The result that we want is not doing injury to the folks who are already licensed," Mayor Charlie Hales said

Translation: "We want to rig the marker, just like white men do with all markets."
Wheeler's gonna smoke you on September 23, 2015 at 1:03 PM Report this
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Honestly curious, I'm not sure, but I do know that near the Rose City Liquor Store on Sandy Blvd, there are six other places within 1,000' where I can buy alcohol.
Russ Belville on September 23, 2015 at 3:21 PM Report this
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This will change as soon as the lobbyists start to show up. Hales never met a lobbyist he didn't like.
Pithicus on September 26, 2015 at 10:09 AM Report this

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