The Deliverance Center Program Doesn't Rule Out The Preferred Portland Site, State Officials Say. PORTLAND - State officials have told the Northeast Patients Group that it can open Portland's first medical marijuana dispensary at the group's preferred location, near the corner of Congress and St. John streets. Whether the state-licensed nonprofit group will ultimately operate there remains to be seen. The former Key Bank building at 959 Congress St. was called into question as a site for a dispensary because of its proximity to the Deliverance Center, which operates a church and a small private school. State law says no dispensary can be within 500 feet of a school. [continues 194 words]
PORTLAND -- State officials have told the Northeast Patients Group that it can open Portland's first medical marijuana dispensary at the group's preferred location, near the corner of Congress and St. John streets. Whether the state-licensed nonprofit group ultimately will operate there remains to be seen. The former Key Bank building at 959 Congress St. was called into question as a site for a dispensary because of its proximity to the Deliverance Center, which operates a church and a small private school. State law says no dispensary can be within 500 feet of a school. [continues 194 words]
