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NORTH COAST THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 2015 3A Bill would allow dispensaries to sell recreational pot By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau SALEM — All adults in Oregon could purchase limited amounts of pot from medical marijuana dispen- saries starting Oct. 1, under a bill on its way to the state Senate. The marijuana industry pushed for lawmakers to allow earlier dis- pensary sales, since Oregonians age 21 and older can legally possess recreational marijuana starting on Wednesday. The state’s new recre- ational marijuana system will not launch until sometime in 2016, so lawmakers have been searching for an interim solution to encourage people to stop buying pot on the black market. But lawmakers on a House-Sen- ate committee said they could not guarantee that the full House and Senate would pass the bill, if the start date for the temporary recre- ational sales from dispensaries were earlier than Oct. 1. Senate Bill 460, which passed out of the committee Thursday, would allow recreational custom- ers to purchase cannabis seeds, SODQWVWKDWDUHQRWÀRZHULQJDQGXS to one-quarter ounce of marijuana ÀRZHUVRUOHDYHV Also on Thursday, the Oregon House passed a bill to replace the harvest tax on pot in Measure 91 — the initiative voters passed in November to legalize marijuana — with a 17 percent sales tax intended to generate roughly the same amount of revenue. A state economist said last week the change could result in cheaper marijuana, because the tax would not factor into markups, and might ultimately raise more tax rev- enue than the harvest tax. The bill dealing with recreation- Mather shines at Miss Oregon patients and designated caregiv- ers, more than 100,000 Orego- nians can already purchase prod- ucts — including the full array of marijuana laced sodas, baked goods and candies — from med- ical marijuana dispensaries and Chapman said they will face in- creased pressure from their friends to illegally share these products starting July 1. “It’s a dangerous situation for patients,” Chapman said. The Capital Bureau is a collab- oration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. Road work on tap next week The Daily Astorian The Daily Astorian SEASIDE — Miss Clatsop County Alexis Mather won two scholarships during the Miss Oregon preliminaries. On Wednesday, Mather won $250 in the lifestyle and ¿WQHVVSUHOLPLQDU\2Q7KXUV- day, she was one of two con- testants to win $500 in the pre- liminary talent competition. Miss Oregon will be crowned on Saturday night at the Seaside Civic and Conven- tion Center. JEFF TAR HAR — For The Daily Astorian Alexis Mather, left, Miss Clatsop County, is off to a strong Miss Oregon pageant. Groups clash in court over salmon plan cially bred in hatcheries. Thirteen species of salmon and steelhead are listed as en- PORTLAND — Federal au- dangered or threatened under thorities have defended their lat- the Endangered Species Act in est plan for mitigating damage the Columbia River Basin. to salmon and steelhead imper- The plan’s various iterations iled by hydroelectric dams in the have been litigated in court for Columbia River Basin. more than two decades. The In oral arguments in U.S. most recent plan — known as District Court this week, the the biological opinion — was government argued its approach issued in 2008 to cover a 10- is resulting in more salmon sur- year period through 2018, and YLYLQJDWGDPVMXYHQLOH¿VKPL- a supplemental plan was added grating faster to the ocean and in 2010. 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Rather, it asks ZKHWKHU ¿VK ZLOO EH ³WUHQGLQJ toward recovery.” This means one year’s returns must outnum- ber the previous year’s, regard- less of whether that eventually leads to recovery or when. But the plaintiffs argued the government has set the bar too low. They said because ener- gy-producing dams are the main FDXVHRI¿VKPRUWDOLW\WKHSODQ must do more to protect and re- cover them. “A growing species is not the same as a recovered species,” said Todd True, an attorney with Earthjustice who represents en- vironmental groups in the court case. Associated Press PORTLAND — An in- dustry study shows that movie and television pro- duction in Oregon accounts for than 18,750 jobs and $256.3 million in wages. The Oregonian reports that the Motion Picture As- sociation of America, Inc.’s report says that TV series such as “Grimm,” “Portland- ia” and “The Librarians” helped keep more than 1,450 businesses going in the state. 3 year old male Blue Point Siamese --Everything’s better with a great big blue eyed furry purry in the house. • CUSTOM WHEELS • • AUTOMOTIVE SERVICES • 35359 Business Hwy 101 For emergencies 503-325-0233 (miles crossing) Sponsored by Clatsop Animal Assistance Astoria, OR downtown Manzanita are being enhanced. Work includes installation of tempo- rary shoring. Minor delays can be expected when flaggers need to occasionally control single-lane traffic. No lane closures will occur from noon Thursday through midnight July 6. Bridge rehabilitation work is being performed at both the Old Youngs Bay and Lewis & Clark River bridges along U.S. Highway 101 Business (mileposts 4.78 and 6.89). Work includes reconstruction of the Lewis & Clark River Bridge, which is now closed until Sept. 4 to facilitate construction activities. A detour route is currently designated with signing. The scheduled work at the Old Youngs Bay Bridge includes rehabilitation of the electrical and mechanical systems. Minor delays can be expected when flaggers need to occasionally control single-lane traffic. The Oregon State Police enforces the speed limit through the work zone areas. For information, call 5-1-1 or go to www.tripcheck.com or www.odotproj- ect.info Movie, TV production a boost to Oregon Thumper YOUR #1 SOURCE FOR TIRES 503-325-2861 The Oregon Department of Trans- portation continues work next week on three projects. Because of the Fourth of July holiday, there are no lane closures from noon Thursday through midnight July 6. The Astoria Bridge project continues, and involves recoating the steel above the bridge deck on the southern side of the Columbia River bridge along U.S. 101 north of Astoria. The scheduled work includes prep- ping and painting the steel above the bridge deck along with miscellaneous touch-up painting throughout the bridge structure. Flaggers control single-lane traffic. Lane delays of up to 20 minutes are al- lowed at any time. At Manzanita Avenue on U.S. High- way 101 (milepost 43.00 to 43.34), ODOT is replacing an existing culvert at Neahkahnie Creek with a tunnel struc- ture, enhancing of the stream bed, and relocating and improving the highway alignment along U.S. Highway 101 near Manzanita. Also, turning lane movements into VOLUN T E E R PICK OF THE WEE K DEL’S O.K. Hours: Mon-Fri 8-6 Sat- 8-4 al pot sales at dispensaries calls for the Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules to implement the tempo- rary sales. Cities and counties could opt out of the early sales, even if local of- ¿FLDOVGHFLGHGQRWWREDQSRWEXVL- nesses in the long run. Sam Chapman, a marijuana lobbyist and business consultant, pleaded with lawmakers on Thurs- day morning to allow medical pot dispensaries to sell to recreational customers as soon as a bill would pass the Legislature. Between medical marijuana CLATSOP COUNTY ANIMAL SHELTER 1315 SE 19th St., Warrenton • 861- PETS www.dogsncats.org Noon to 4pm, Tues-Sat MPAA released the data in support of trade promo- tion authority legislation, which Congress is still considering, along with the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade pact involving Pa- cific Rim nations. MPAA says that trade agree- ments will create even more jobs in Oregon and elsewhere. The MPAA is the orga- nization that advocates for the U.S. movie, TV, and video industries, with of- fices in Los Angeles and Washington, D.C. 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