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2B Wednesday, April 5, 2017 Appeal Tribune Congressmen work to protect legal pot JONATHAN BACH STATESMAN JOURNAL Oregon Rep. Earl Blu- menauer and Sen. Ron Wyden stepped up efforts to protect legal marijuana Thursday, even as the na- tion’s attorney general has heavily criticized the drug. The pair of Democrats announced sweeping fed- eral bills including one to regulate the plant similar- ly to alcohol and tobacco and remove it from the schedule of controlled substances. Marijuana sales have meant more than $65 mil- lion in tax revenue for their Pacific Northwest- ern, with lawmakers in Salem staring down an es- timated $1.6 billion bud- get shortfall. “What the two of us are here today to say is: Vot- ers in Oregon and others states have chosen to le- galize marijuana, and their votes shouldn’t just be casually thrown in the trash can by this admini- stration,” Wyden said on press call with Blume- nauer. White House and U.S. Department of Justice spokespeople declined to comment directly on the congressmen’s moves Thursday, which come at a time when marijuana has garnered support na- tionally. A poll released last month from Quinnipiac University saying 71 per- cent of voters didn’t want to see federal anti-mari- juana laws enforced where recreational or medical use is legal. Cannabis analytics firm New Frontier Data expects the national legal marijuana market to grow to more than $24 bil- lion by 2025. The Wash- ington, D.C.-based firm projects Oregon’s recre- ational marijuana market will be worth roughly $502 million by the end of STATESMAN JOURNAL FILE Sen. Ron Wyden SUSAN WALSH / AP FILE Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-Ore., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. this year and about $827 million by the end of 2025. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has tele- graphed opposition to le- gal weed, yet despite his condemnation of the crop, Department of Justice of- ficials are for the time be- ing still running by an Obama Administration- era memo issued by then- Deputy Attorney General James Cole outlining the department’s tack for dealing with marijuana. “The department’s cur- rent policy remains the 2013 Cole Memo,” a De- partment of Justice spokesman said. “The At- torney General has made several comments ex- pressing his personal views on the issue.” Wyden on Thursday criticized Sessions, say- ing, “I’m particularly con- cerned because it appears that the attorney general wants to cherry pick, ap- parently on the basis of some kind of whim, which states’ rights he likes and which ones he doesn’t like.” The White House kicked up anxiety in February when Press Sec- retary Sean Spicer allud- ed to “greater enforce- ment” of federal marijua- na laws, excepting medi- cal marijuana. Asked about the executive branch’s general take on marijuana reform Thurs- day, a White House spokeswoman said, “I have nothing to add be- yond Sean’s comments.” The legalization move- ment has opponents, with one of them being anti-le- galization group Smart Approaches to Marijuana. “While we don’t want to see folks locked up or giv- en criminal records for smoking pot, we support federal laws against mari- juana,” SAM President Kevin Sabet said Thurs- day in a statement. “It’s time to end, not expand the special interest big marijuana lobby. They’d like us to ignore the fact that today’s legalized mar- ijuana - and the accompa- nying industry - is damag- ing to public health.” Marijuana advocates praised the congress- men’s moves. People around the nation who voted in cannabis laws ought to be respected, said Derek Peterson, Chief Executive of mari- juana-focused agricul- ture company Terra Tech Corp. “Reforms to the banking laws will help bring even more transpar- ency and oversight to the legal cannabis industry by discouraging grey and black market activity,” he said in a statement. A portion of the “Path to Marijuana Reform” an- nounced Thursday tar- gets expense deductions for marijuana businesses. “The real problems for the thousands of state-le- gal marijuana businesses, whether they’re adult (use) or medical, is that they can’t deduct their business expenses, and it’s very hard for them to get banking services,” Blumenauer said in an in- terview. “It really is a choke point.” In addition, Blume- nauer is co-sponsoring the Respect State Marijuana Laws Act of 2017, along with a bipartisan mix of more than a dozen House lawmakers, which would PUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE Notice of Preliminary Determination for Water Right Transfer T-12408 T-12408 filed by Kraemer’s Nursery Inc., PO Box 930, Mt. Angel, OR 97362 proposes a change in point of appropriation and a change in place of use under Certificate 82906. The right allows the use of 111.732 gallons per minute (gpm) for containerized nursery stock in Sec. 10, T6S, R1W, WM and 100.0 gpm for irrigation and related nursery use in Sec. 10. Both uses from a well in Sec. 10, T6S, R1W, WM. The applicant proposes to move the point of appropriation to Sec. 2, T6S, R1W, WM and to change the place of use to Sec. 2, T6S, R1W, WM. The Water Resources Department proposes to approve the transfer, based on the requirements of ORS Chapter 540 and OAR 690-380-5000. Any person may file, jointly or severally, a protest or standing statement within 30 days after the last date of newspaper publication of this notice, 04/12/2017. Call (503) 986-0807 to obtain additional information. If no protests are filed, the Department will issue a final order consistent with the preliminary determination. Silverton Appeal April 5 & 12, 2017 A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the City of Mt. Angel, Marion County, State of Oregon to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 will be held at 290 E. Charles Street, Mt. Angel, Oregon 97362. This meeting will take place on April 20, 2017 at 6:30 pm. The purpose of this meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after April 18, 2017, between the hours of 10:00 am and 5:00 pm at 5 N. Garfield Street, Mt. Angel Oregon 97362. This is a meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. Silverton Appeal April 5, 2017 PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Silverton Urban Renewal Agency, Marion County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 will be held at the Silverton Community Center, 421 S Water, Silverton, OR. The meeting will be held April 25, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and public comments on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. A copy of the budget may be inspected or obtained on or after April 18, 2017 at City Hall. Between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. Budget meeting information is located on the City of Silverton’s website calendar at: www.silverton.or.us. 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Rohrabacher “plans to reintroduce it, but the congressional calendar may move it beyond April,” a spokesman for the California Republican said. “He seems to want to deal with recreational use separately.” Rohrabacher and Blu- menauer are members of a bipartisan Congression- al Cannabis Caucus an- nounced this year, which includes Reps. Jared Po- lis, D-Colo., and Don Young, R-Ala. Federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have piled on to support marijuana legislation: Freshman Rep. Thomas Garrett, Jr., R-Va., intro- duced the Ending Federal Marijuana Prohibition Act of 2017. The four can- nabis caucus members have co-sponsored the bill that aims to strike mari- State legislation would penalize ‘left-lane hogs’ TRACY LOEW STATESMAN JOURNAL PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the Drakes Crossing RFPD, Marion, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget for the fiscal year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018, will be held at 19364 Powers Creek Loop Rd NE, Silverton OR 97381. The meeting will take place on April 20, 2017 at 7:00pm. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and to receive comment from the public on the budget. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. A copy of the budget document may be inspected or obtained on or after April 14, 2017 at Drakes Crossing RFPD, between the hours of 3:00pm and 8:00pm. Budget Committee meeting information will be posted on the Drakes Crossing RFPD website: www.drakescrossingfire.com Silverton Appeal April 5, 2017 juana from the schedule of controlled substances. Polis, the Colorado Democrat, is sponsoring the “Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol Act,” which he says would finish fed- eral prohibition of weed. “The law nationally, is out of date,” he said in an interview where he called his bill a “long-term fix.” “There’s still a national interest in keeping (mari- juana) out of the hands of minors,” Polis said. He wants to make sure the bill doesn’t make marijua- na legal where people haven’t voted it in, remov- ing “that shadow of uncer- tainty.” As a more temporary fix, Polis also plans to reintroduce an amend- ment that would stop the Department of Justice from spending money to interfere with state mari- juana laws if and when the Commerce, Justice, Sci- ence appropriations bill — which affects the De- partment of Justice — goes to the floor. “I’m con- fident we have the votes to pass it,” Polis said. The House of Repre- sentatives narrowly re- jected this so-called McClintock-Polis Amend- ment in 2015. But for Po- lis, the key change is a lot of states have legalized marijuana since then, and many congressmen want to make sure the federal government isn’t interfer- ing with state laws. Send questions, com- ments or news tips to jbach @statesmanjour- nal. com or 503-399-6714. Drivers who are “left- lane hogs” could be ticketed under legisla- tion passed by the Ore- gon Senate Tuesday. Senate Bill 532 would require drivers on high- ways with at least two lanes going in the same direction to use the left lane only for passing oth- er vehicles. Violators could be fined $110. “It really puts into our law just common courte- sy,” said Sen. Ginny Bur- dick, D-Portland, who carried the bill. “When you’re in the left lane you should be passing. If you’re not passing you should move to the right. That’s just polite.” The bill provides ex- ceptions for situations such as road hazards or complying with Oregon’s “move over” law, which requires drivers to change lanes or slow down when passing emergency and roadside assistance vehicles. Since 2013, at least five other states – Flori- da, Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey and Tennes- see – have increased pen- alties on left-lane hogs. Oklahoma and Vir- ginia are considering similar legislation. Senate Bill 532 passed on a 19-10 vote. It now goes to the House for con- sideration. tloew@statesmanjour nal.com, 503-399-6779. PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING A public meeting of the Budget Committee of the City of Silverton, Marion County, State of Oregon, to discuss the budget and the use of State Revenue Sharing Funds for the fiscal year July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018 will be held at the Silverton Community Center, 421 S Water, Silverton, OR. The meeting will be held April 25, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. The purpose of the meeting is to receive the budget message and public comments on the budget, and the City’s election to receive State Revenue Sharing funds. This is a public meeting where deliberation of the Budget Committee will take place. Any person may appear at the meeting and discuss the proposed programs with the Budget Committee. A copy of the budget may be inspected or obtained on or after April 18, 2017 at City Hall. Between the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 pm. Budget meeting information is located on the City’s website calendar at: www.silverton.or.us. Silverton Appeal April 5, 2017 &¼Œ ļ¼|÷êĉÖ ĉ¼ŷń |ĉ® ùĒ|ù ńĤĒļŒń ńĒļ¼ń Ēĉ źĒşļ ĤäĒĉ¼Ī ZêÖĉ şĤ |Œ ZŒ|Œ¼ńă|ĉ8Ēşļĉ|ùĪĒăŎŒ¼ŹŒ|ù¼ļŒń ANNA REED / STATESMAN JOURNAL Drivers who are “left-lane hogs” could be ticketed under legislation passed by the Oregon Senate Tuesday. CRIME LOG SILVERTON POLICE DEPARTMENT Received calls from March 20 to 26. March 22 Motor vehicle crash, 11:57 p.m., N 2nd St. and A St. March 24 Burglary, 6:09 a.m., 300 C St.