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Philly Council rejects Mayor Kenney’s attempt to open a door to recreational marijuana sales

A bill that seeks to prevent future sales of recreational marijuana from medical facilities was vetoed by Mayor Kenney, but City Council overruled him.

Mayor Jim Kenney (right) sits next to Philadelphia City Councilman Curtis Jones in 2019. They differ on a bill to restrict medical marijuana dispensaries from adding recreational weed if it becomes legal.
Mayor Jim Kenney (right) sits next to Philadelphia City Councilman Curtis Jones in 2019. They differ on a bill to restrict medical marijuana dispensaries from adding recreational weed if it becomes legal.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer