Date: 10/21/2015 03:59 AM
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Here is the latest Oregon news from The Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – A Portland dispensary is out $2,500 after the state fined the establishment for allowing a vendor to give away marijuana concentrates and pre-rolled joints in the parking lot on the opening day of recreational marijuana sales. The Oregonian reports that the fine against Cannacea is the first disciplinary action against a dispensary since recreational sales began Oct. 1. The store has paid the fine in full.
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Four teenagers have been arrested on investigation of charges in connection to a residential armed robbery in Salem. The Statesman Journal reports that a 16-year-old, a 17-year-old and two 18-year-olds face charges of first-degree burglary, second-degree assault, unlawful use of a weapon and first-degree robbery.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – Public health advocates in Multnomah County want the Board of Commissioners to raise the minimum age to purchase cigarettes from 18 to 21. The Oregonian reports advocates told commissioners that many minors get cigarettes from older friends, but often don’t have friends who are over 21. Advocates also said about 95 percent of smokers become addicted by the age of 21. Commissioner Jules Bailey supported the idea, while other commissioners did not comment.
ZIGZAG, Ore. (AP) – A black bear roaming peoples’ yards and going through garbage cans has been trapped and euthanized. KPTV-TV reports state officials took action in part because some residents had come face to face with the animal in the town of Zigzag, about 45 miles southeast of Portland.
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