Oregon Becomes 3rd US State to Allow Recreational Marijuana Sales

The sale of marijuana for recreational use began in Oregon on Thursday as it joined Washington state and Colorado in allowing the sale of a drug that remains illegal under U.S. federal law. Oregon residents 21 years and older can buy up to seven grams (a quarter-ounce) of dried flowers at roughly 200 existing medical-use marijuana dispensaries as a new law took effect that backers hope will help curb a flourishing black market. "You can get all the best strains from Oregon, which...

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