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Illinois Valley News, Cave Junction, Ore. Wednesday, June 28, 2017
Craft Cannabis Alliance seeks
local, socially responsible growers
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The Craft Cannabis Alliance, a
trade association representing the locally
owned and socially responsible “craft
cannabis” industry, will be hosting
their first public event June 30 at the
Wild River Pub in Grants Pass. The
event is sponsored by Biologic Crop
Solutions, Ma Mosa’s Restaurant,
and the Oregon Cannabis Law Group.
Tickets are available online through
LINK Eventbrite and LINK Craft
Cannabis Alliance for $20 and include
complimentary beer and appetizers.
Members of the alliance get in free.
Adam Smith, founder and director
of the Alliance, said that their primary
objective is to define what craft cannabis
is in Oregon and to officially set the
standard. For example, in a parallel
industry, Smith said that beer has to meet
certain standards to be considered craft.
Two parameters mentioned, though not
comprehensive, included limits on how
much the company in question produces
and the requirement that they are not
owned by 25 percent or more by a larger
brewer.
The alliance launched in May with
a roster of nearly 30 member companies,
some of which are said to be highly
recognizable. They are all committed to
producingcraft cannabis products that
benefit their state and local economy as
well as meet standards for cleanliness,
sustainability and ethical employment
practices.
Smith, with a background in
political policy, estimates that five or
six more states will have approved
recreational cannabis by 2021 and that
cannabis products will eventually be
allowed to move from legal state to legal
state somewhere in that time frame.
In light of this, Smith holds that large
companies are moving to get a grip
on the cannabis industry of Southern
Oregon and is particularly concerned
about certain Canadian companies, some
of which have $100 million behind
them. “The play here is for when the
walls come down and we have what
everyone expects to be an enormous
export business,” Smith said, outlining
the strategy of these companies. “It’s
at that time, which we think is going to
happen around 2021 that the shelves will
be dominated by brands that are owned
by companies that are not here.” Smith
added that it would only take five or six
large companies to dominate the locals
and push them off the shelves.
“They will own the export market
and Oregon will never buy this industry
back. We’ll be a factory and the money
will leave the state,” Smith warned.
Those making speeches at the
event, other than Smith, are as follows:
Jodi Hanes, the CEO of Alter Farms,
Jeremy Plumb, co-founder of Farma
and executive director of the Open
Cannabis Project, Jeremy Sackett from
Cascadia Labs, Derek Smith from
Resource Innovation Institute, plus
Andrew DeWeese and Kevin Jacoby
of the Oregon Cannabis Law Group.
The speakers will cover a wide range
of topics that include industry-county
relationships, protecting cannabis
biodiversity, terpene and genotype
analysis, sustainable and efficient
practices, plus legal updates and
compliance issues.
The cost of membership is based
on a sliding scale and is relative to the
size of the organization looking to join
the alliance. The revenue is used to cover
administration costs similar to other
industry associations.
2nd Upcycle Furniture Contest announced
For the second year in
a row, the Southern Oregon
Guild is sponsoring the
Upcycle Furniture Contest
with cash prizes of $500,
$300 and $200 for first,
second and third places.
The call is out to all
who call Illinois Valley
home to get creative and
make a functional piece of
furniture. The three people
who create the most original,
creative pieces of furniture
completely of upcycled
materials will walk away
with cash in their pockets and
their names in the news.
BY THE YARD:
BY THE BAG/TOTE:
Rock
1 Yard Tote
Sand
Perlite (4 C.F.)
Bark-O-Mulch
Perlite (60 C.F.)
Pumice (2 sizes)
Peat Moss (3.8 C.F.)
Washed Steer Manure
Peat Moss (55 C.F.)
OMRI Organic Compost
Premium Worm Castings
Compost’N Pumice
BY THE BLOCK:
Organic Compost Chicken & Pumice
Coco Peat Blocks
50/50 Mix (Chicken & Steer)
Oregon Mix
BY THE PALLET:
Coco Peat (fluffed)
Peat Moss
WSDA Composted Chicken Manure
Coco Peat Blocks
ROCK’N SOIL
DOWN TO EARTH AMENDMENTS
1 LOVE Mix
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There’s no entry fee,
no age limit, and only one
rule: the piece has to be
sturdy and functional to
qualify. For example, if it’s
a chair or bench, you have
to be able to safely sit on
it. Judging, however, will
be on creativity, not on
workmanship. Unusual ideas
and thinking outside the box
are the challenge.
Get creative. Get the
kids and friends into it. Look
through the junk behind the
garage and have fun this
summer building a table, a
bench, a chair or whatever
piece of furniture you can
dream up.
Last year’s contestants
saved trees and kept junked
metals out of the landfill by
utilizing old pallets and barn
wood and finding creative
uses for old TV, car, and
sewing machine parts. What
can you find to rescue and
recycle?
Contestants should
bring their entries to the
closing session of the CJ
Farmers’ Market, Sept. 22,
promptly at 3:30 p.m. to
be judged. Winners will be
announced at 4 p.m.
A special feature of
the event this year is that a
national magazine, The New
Pioneer, will be there to
take pictures and talk with
contestants. What a great
opportunity for contestants to
both win some cash and put
Illinois Valley creativity on
national display.
The Southern Oregon
Guild is looking forward
to some great new creative
entries this year and hoping
lots of folks of all ages will
have some unusual summer
fun with this project.