Jacob Redmond
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Sandy is banning medical marijuana shops even though voters narrowly approved allowing recreational use last year.
It's an admitted stall tactic that's making a would-be pot shop owner irate.
"I don't take no very well," said Matt Naegeli. "It's disheartening and it makes one question the democratic process."
Naegeli first tried to open up a medical marijuana dispensary in March of last year, but the city of Sandy had banned it saying that allowing it would violate the Controlled Substances Act.
On Tuesday, a day before Naegeli's lawsuit was set to be decided, the city overturned the ban, but then used a new state law to ban medical marijuana dispensaries.
"So it was a gamble, so this was a strategic move," said Mayor Bill King.
The city of Sandy is using recently passed House Bill 3400 to ban medical dispensaries and recreational shops until voters decide whether to allow them.
Naegeli, who's been waiting 16 months to open his pot shop, now will have to wait another 16 before voters have the chance to say whether he can operate.
"I'm pretty much in this fight until the end," Naegeli said.
The city says its ban is in place because Measure 91, which legalized marijuana, just narrowly passed with around 51 percent of the vote.
City leaders say the feedback they've gotten is that people in Sandy supported legalizing pot, just not selling it in their town.
"Let them go to Gresham. Let them go to Portland. Let them go somewhere else," said King.
"It's saying the voters are stupid and didn't read what they were voting for," Naegeli said.
Naegeli lives in nearby Eagle Creek, which to some seems like a minor detail, but to the mayor it's a problem.
"They don't live in Sandy, it's not their community," King said. "They don't want to do it in their backyard, why come in our backyard?"
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It's an admitted stall tactic that's making a would-be pot shop owner irate.
"I don't take no very well," said Matt Naegeli. "It's disheartening and it makes one question the democratic process."
Naegeli first tried to open up a medical marijuana dispensary in March of last year, but the city of Sandy had banned it saying that allowing it would violate the Controlled Substances Act.
On Tuesday, a day before Naegeli's lawsuit was set to be decided, the city overturned the ban, but then used a new state law to ban medical marijuana dispensaries.
"So it was a gamble, so this was a strategic move," said Mayor Bill King.
The city of Sandy is using recently passed House Bill 3400 to ban medical dispensaries and recreational shops until voters decide whether to allow them.
Naegeli, who's been waiting 16 months to open his pot shop, now will have to wait another 16 before voters have the chance to say whether he can operate.
"I'm pretty much in this fight until the end," Naegeli said.
The city says its ban is in place because Measure 91, which legalized marijuana, just narrowly passed with around 51 percent of the vote.
City leaders say the feedback they've gotten is that people in Sandy supported legalizing pot, just not selling it in their town.
"Let them go to Gresham. Let them go to Portland. Let them go somewhere else," said King.
"It's saying the voters are stupid and didn't read what they were voting for," Naegeli said.
Naegeli lives in nearby Eagle Creek, which to some seems like a minor detail, but to the mayor it's a problem.
"They don't live in Sandy, it's not their community," King said. "They don't want to do it in their backyard, why come in our backyard?"
News Moderator: Jacob Redmond 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: City of Sandy bans medical marijuana shops, angering would-be pot shop owner | Local & Regional | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News - Portland, Oregon
Author: Reed Andrews
Contact: Contact KATU | Contact Us | KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News - Portland, Oregon
Photo Credit: KQED
Website: KATU.com - Portland News, Sports, Traffic Weather and Breaking News - Portland, Oregon
