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coors o an sca e • State adopts more than 70 pagesofrulestogovern retail marijuana system next year By Jonathan J. Cooper
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Eastern Oregon University is beautiful during the fall season with the vivid autumn colors. It's a great place to go to enjoy the cool, crisp season. Photos by Tim Mustoe, The Observer
Eachyear it's the samecolors: yellow, red and orangeEachyear the le.avestransition from green to bright contrasting colors that seem tobrighten our commutes to and from work or play No matter w.hereyou're at in the Grande RondeValley, outside Inlow Hall at EOUor across thefarmlands north ofBooth Lane fall leaves are asight to take in and enj oy
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Mount Emily, above, will be blanketed withsnow soon enough, while red, orange and yellow leaves litter the ground and are still left hanging on some trees in Union County.
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Union County Commissioners moved the opt-out ordinanceto itssecond reading at Wednesday's meeting but agreed to leave the topic of marijuana open after the Oregon Liquor Control Commission publishes its regulations. The commissioners have taken public testimony and discussed the issue among themselves about opting out ofthesale and production of marijuana since July. The See Reading / Page5A
met for the first time in the new 2015-2016 school year Thursday. Page 2A
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Comrrussioners pass opt out to second reading By Cherise Kaechele
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The commission's rules will limit the size of growing operations to 10,000 square feet indoors and 40,000 outdoors. The OLCC also has a prohibition onusing marijuana in stores.
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MILWAUKIE — Marijuana stores will be prohibited from selling both recreational and medical marijuana and pot cannot be used on site under preliminary regulations approved Thursday by the Oregon Liquor Control Commission. The more than 70 pages ofruleswillgovern Oregon's retail marijuana system once it's fully operational next year. While marijuana stores began selling to adults 21 and older earlier this month, they are operating under temporary authority from the medical marijuana program. By 2017, companies producing or selling marijuana to See Rules / Page5A
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