The Dalles City Council voted to pass an ordinance to establish a tax on the sale of marijuana and marijuana-infused products.  Measure 91 on the November ballot to legalize recreational marijuana limits the right to tax it to the state, sparking a number of cities and counties to adopt ordinances to establish a tax before the vote in anticipation of the measure passing.  Mayor Steve Lawrence says while there are concerns about whether a local tax would withstand a legal challenge and whether it is even desirable, he and the Council didn’t want to shut off any options at this point.  No tax rate was established in the ordinance.  Councilor Dan Spatz voted against it, saying he believed the marijuana question should be handled at the federal level.