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Marijuana possession became legal in Oregon last Wednesday, and on Friday, more than a thousand people lined up to get seven free grams of marijuana from licensed growers—free because the state hadn’t implemented the retail system yet. The event was covered by The Guardian and The Oregonian. And you can find more photos over at the Portland Mercury.

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Christopher Frizzelle was The Stranger's print editor, and first joined the staff in 2003. He was the editor-in-chief from 2007 to 2016, and edited the story by Eli Sanders that won a 2012 Pulitzer...