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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon New bill: Can’t bar workers from smoking pot off-hours Senate and House would: • Change the name of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which regu- lates and licenses recre- ational marijuana, to the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. • Provide for the OLCC to regulate the consumption and sale of marijuana items at temporary events. • Establish a task force that would identify existing legal barriers to consuming cannabis in social settings. The task force would, among other duties, also identify opportunities for consump- tion by residents and visitors of cannabis in social settings and evaluate their economic potential. • Waive fees for medi- cal marijuana cards for veterans who have seri- ous disabilities incurred or aggravated during military service. • Tax retail sales of mari- juana seeds. • Establish an Oregon Cannabis Commission to fulfill duties, functions and powers relating to medical marijuana use, and removing those duties from the Oregon Health Authority. By Andrew Selsky Associated Press SALEM (AP) — Employers in Oregon would be prohibited from banning marijuana use by employees during their days off under a bill introduced in the Oregon Senate. The bill is among several that cover marijuana, whose recreational use was legal- ized in a statewide ballot measure in 2014. Bill No. 301 would make it unlawful for employers to condition employment on “refraining from using any substance that is lawful to use in Oregon.” Measure 91 legalized recreational marijuana in the state, but it did not affect existing employment law. The bill aims to amend a state law about use of tobacco to include canna- bis and any other substance that is legal in the state. But if a collective bargain- ing agreement prohibits off-duty use of such sub- stances, that rule would take precedence. Some of the other pot- related bills in the Oregon UNSURE IF YOU SHOULD BUY OR SELL? I CAN HELP, BECAUSE… I’ve helped many people, over the last 2 decades, assess pros and cons. I’ve lived in Sisters & owned businesses here for 32 years. I’ve seen the ups and down and have long-term knowledge. 31 ART AWARDS: Middle and high school students were honored Continued from page 1 brings a togetherness to a bunch of talented individu- als. It gives them the rec- ognition that they deserve, and gets them excited about their future,” said Bethany Gunnarson, visual arts teacher at Sisters middle and high schools. The more than 730 submis- sions from 16 schools were judged by a panel of artists, educators, and creative pro- fessionals. The jurors used the “blind adjudication” method, where they did not know the student’s identity and judged the art based solely on its mer- its. Judges looked for origi- nality, personal vision, and technical skills in categories including drawing, painting, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, print-making and digital art. The art will be on display at the Pence Pinckney Art Gallery at Central Oregon Community College through March 17. Then Gold Key winning pieces will move on to national judging. SMS Gold Key winners: Piper Adelt, Katie Springer. SHS Gold Key winners: Emily Ogan, Devin Robillard, Madison Simonis, Laura Waltosz. Quality Truck-mounted CARPET CLEANING Quality Cleaning 16 years in Reasonable Prices Sisters! PHOTO BY SUSAN SPRINGER Bethany Gunnarson with Kendall Griffin (left), who was recognized for her sculpture titled Myopic, and Katie Springer (right), who won three awards. SMS Silver Key winners: Piper Adelt, Sahara Lucas, Katie Springer, Chloe Wessel (3). SHS Silver Key win- ners: Brianna Bachmeier, McKenzie Costello, Kendall Griffin, Noah Keeton, Jade Kennedy, Madison King (2), Laura Waltosz. SMS Honorable Mention: Sahara Lucas, Katie Springer, Chloe Wessel. SHS Honorable Mention: Maddison Anderson, Joelle Asson, Sierra Dean, True Duerden, Gretchen Ezell, Emma Farley, Jacob Gurney, Hawley Harrer, Sydney Head, Delia Hoyt, Madison King, Hailey Mosca, Sabrina Reifschneider (2), Julia Rozek, Madison Simonis, Laura Waltosz (3). 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