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Marijuana being added to smoking ban

The thought of objection to a marijuana smoking prohibition in public places evaporated like a puff of smoke at the Carlton County board this week.

Unlike when restaurants and businesses went smoke-free in 2007, and bars followed in 2015, there was no great debate or consternation when the topic of public vaping and marijuana smoking cessation surfaced during a public hearing of the county board on Monday.

The public hearing to change Carlton County’s smoke-free ordinance to reflect legalized adult marijuana use came and went without public comment of any kind.

Nobody even entered a note to th...

 
 
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