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Medical-pot dispensaries vie for space near Medford, Ore.

This spring, Jackson County commissioners adopted rules that dispensaries must be at least a half-mile apart — a more stringent standard than an Oregon law requiring dispensaries to be at least 1,000 feet from each other.

MEDFORD, Ore. — Medical marijuana dispensaries already are dueling for space in the first week that Jackson County has begun accepting permit applications to operate.

By midweek, Jackson County had received four applications for dispensaries that hope to operate in unincorporated parts of the county outside cities, said Jackson County Development Services Director Kelly Madding.

This spring, Jackson County commissioners adopted rules that dispensaries must be at least a half-mile apart — a more stringent standard than an Oregon law requiring dispensaries to be at least 1,000 feet from each other.