Marijuana smoking lounges could be next in Oregon

SALEM, Ore. (PORTLAND TRIBUNE) — Smoking lounges could still be the next trend for Oregon’s recreational marijuana market, under a controversial Senate bill in the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Marijuana Regulation.

Proponents say cannabis smoking lounges would stimulate tourism and give renters a place to legally smoke.

The recreational marijuana law, passed by voters in 2014, has created a conundrum for renters and tourists, proponents say.

The law prohibits public consumption of marijuana but allows it in a private residence. If a landlord prohibits marijuana use at a rental unit, or if someone is visiting the state, some renters and tourists may have no legal place to consume the drug.

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