Newport Planning Board Votes Against Proposed Marijuana Sale Ban

(Newport, RI)--There continues to be a possible path to future marijuana sales in Newport.The Daily News reports the city's planning board voted unanimously on Monday not to recommend a proposed zoning ordinance that would ban the sale of medical or recreational marijuana.The recommendation goes to the City Council, which previously voted to impose a moratorium on pot sales that is set to expire in January.There is currently one medical cannabis dispensary on Aquidneck Island, in Portsmouth.Recreational marijuana sales are not currently legal in Rhode Island.

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