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Meeker bans “pot shops”

MEEKER I You won’t see any medical marijuana shops sprouting up in Meeker or anywhere else in Rio Blanco County.
Following in the footsteps of the town of Rangely and the county, Meeker’s board of trustees passed an ordinance Tuesday prohibiting the establishment or operation of medical marijuana centers, medical marijuana cultivation operations and medical marijuana infused product manufacturing. The ordinance does not affect patients or state-approved caregivers.
Since Colorado voters approved an amendment permitting…