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18 Wednesday, January 10, 2018 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon Ore. pushes back against fed’s pot enforcement Sisters salutes... By Andrew Selsky Associated Press SALEM (AP) — Oregon’s governor said Thursday that the state will fight U.S. Attor- ney General Jeff Sessions’ move to roll back a lenient policy on federal enforcement of the drug. “Voters in Oregon were clear when they chose for Ore- gon to legalize the sale of mar- ijuana, and the federal gov- ernment should not stand in the way of the will of Orego- nians,” Gov. Kate Brown said. Brown said the move will disrupt the state’s economy. More than 19,000 jobs have been created by the marijuana market in Oregon, which was the first state to decriminalize personal possession, in 1973. It legalized medical marijuana in 1998 and recreational use in 2014. Oregon Democratic Rep. Earl Blumenauer, who is one of the chief backers of legal marijuana, urged people to mobilize against Sessions’ decision to end an Obama-era policy that allowed pot to crop up in states. “Going against the majority of Americans — including a majority of Republican voters — who want the federal gov- ernment to stay out of the way is perhaps one of the stupidest decisions the attorney general has made,” Blumenauer said. An amendment by Blume- nauer and California Repub- lican Rep. Dana Rohrabacher prevents the Justice Depart- ment from interfering with state medical marijuana pro- grams. It doesn’t apply to the recreational market. Congress recently passed a short-term funding bill that maintained the amendment. But the bill expires on Jan. 19, and Blumenauer is working to ensure it gets into the next measure, his office in Wash- ington said. President Donald Trump made a campaign promise not to interfere with state marijuana laws, Blumenauer said. That was echoed by U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat who co-sponsored legislation from New Jersey Democratic Sen. Cory Booker to legalize marijuana at the federal level. The office of Billy Wil- liams, the U.S. attorney for Oregon, did not immedi- ately respond to requests for comment. Williams complained in an interview last year that mari- juana was being exported to states where it’s not legal. He insisted there was insufficient enforcement to prevent mari- juana “diversion” and urged state officials to cooperate with his team of drug prosecutors. State officials told Wil- liams that the regulated mari- juana market, in which pot is tracked from seed to store, was stamping out smuggling. They also described enhanced enforcement efforts, including beefing up the number of site inspectors. Connie Gunterman wrote: Happy New Year from the Sisters High Desert Chorale. We’d like to begin 2018 with a heartfelt thank-you to all who supported our Winter Concert series, “Christmas Traditions.” Seeing your friendly faces and the joy of singing for and with you made some wonderful mem- ories for all of us. A special thanks to the Sisters Community Church, the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration and The Nugget Newspaper for mak- ing our concerts possible with facilities and publicity. But most of all we thank those of you who came to the concerts on December 15-17. The Chorale spends many hours of practice and work to have a chance to sing to an audience like you. It was all worth it when we saw the terrific attendance for both Friday night and Sunday afternoon. You made our effort worth all the work. The concerts met our mission statement: “To provide the joy and beauty of chorale music with the Sisters Community while enjoying the fellowship of those who take pleasure in singing.” Thank you for coming to the concerts, joining us in the sing-along and support- ing us with your donations. We’re starting up with practices for the spring concerts on March 5, start- ing at 6:30 p.m. at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration on Brooks Camp Road. If you enjoyed the sing-along and want to get involved – please con- sider joining us as a member of the Chorale. There are no auditions and we invite people who enjoy singing. We’d love to see — and hear you! n i g n i s i t r e Adv ! s k r o W t e g T h e Nug “To fe, it’s necessary to advertise in Th The e n Nugget Newspaper if you’re going to be in business, because everyone reads it cover to o y, cover. If you have sofething ifportant to say, this is the essential way to reach the people in Sisters Country, bar none. 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