http://www.thedailychronic.net/2015/47099/oregon-legal-recreational-marijuana-sales-start-thursday/ Thomas H. Clarke | The Daily Chronic September 27, 2015 PORTLAND, OR - Limited retail sales of marijuana to adults 21 or older will begin in Oregon on Thursday, October 1st, making Oregon the third US state to allow for the legal sale of marijuana to adults without a medical marijuana card. With the early start to legal retail marijuana sales, Oregon will have the quickest start of lawful marijuana sales out of the four states that have approved legalization, doing so less than a year after voters approved Measure 91. Under the voter-approved Measure 91, possession of marijuana by adults 21 or older became legal in Oregon on July 1. But the law gave the Oregon Liquor Control Commission until January 1, 2016 to implement regulations on production, processing, and commercial sale of marijuana. The Oregon legislature took the unusual step of allowing existing medical marijuana dispensaries to sell marijuana to anyone starting October 1, in an effort to curb black market sales while the Oregon Liquor Control Commission develops the recreational marijuana industry. The bill, Senate Bill 460, was signed by Governor Kate Brown in July. Recreational marijuana sales to adults will be tax free until January 2016. Starting on January 4, 2014 a special tax of 25% will be added to recreational marijuana sales at the time of purchase. When legal marijuana sales begin on Thursday, customers must provide proof of age with a valid, government-issued photo ID, and must be 21 or older to purchase marijuana. A medical marijuana card is not necessary, however not all products will be available to adult recreational use consumers, and not all medical marijuana dispensaries will participate in the early recreational marijuana sales. Non-medical marijuana cardholders will be limited to what they can buy. Adults who do not possess medical marijuana identification will be allowed to purchase cannabis seeds, up to four non-flowering plants, and up to seven grams of dried marijuana flower per person, per day, per store. Non-medical marijuana cardholders will not be allowed to purchase extracts, edibles, concentrates or any cannabis infused products other than dried marijuana flower, seeds or immature plants. All of the state's existing medical marijuana growers will supply both the medical and recreational market, and there will be no distinction between “medical†or “recreational†marijuana. All existing medical marijuana dispensaries in the state were given the option to sell limited marijuana to adults, but local cities and towns can elect to opt-out of allowing medical marijuana dispensaries to sell marijuana to adults. All dispensaries, regardless of whether or not they participate in the early sales program, will be required to display a sign on the exterior of their business clarifying if they are medical-only or if they are participating in the early recreational sales. According to the Oregon Health Authority's website, 94 of the state's 275 registered medical marijuana dispensaries will be participating in the early recreational sales to adults. The full list of registered dispensaries can be viewed here. To locate a dispensary participating in early recreational sales, filter the list by selecting “yes†from the “Retail†drop down menu.