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2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2015 Oregon lawmakers ask Congress to reclassify pot /eJislators hope &onJress Zill remove pot from the list of 6chedule narcotics By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau 6A/(M ² 2reJon laZmaNers Zant to call on the 8.6. &onJress to remove mariMuana from a na tional list of the most danJerous narcotics and ZorN out a solution that Zould Jive stateleJali]ed pot businesses access to banNs. The state +ouse6enate com mittee that has been ZorNinJ on mariMuana issues has voted to pass a measure that Zill send that messaJe to &onJress. 6enate -oint Memorial calls on &on Jress to declassify mariMuana as a 6chedule , druJ under the feder al &ontrolled 6ubstances Act and ZorN on banNinJ solutions for pot Zho asNed for the memorial to be drafted. )errioli said that “probably the most immediate benefit” of deschedulinJ mariMuana Zould be that universities could ramp up re search on the plant. As for the current lacN of ac cess to banNs, )errioli said as lonJ as mariMuana businesses are still forced to operate on a cash basis Zithout the financial tracNinJ of financial institutions “you still haven¶t really improved public safety.” )errioli is part of a ZorN Jroup orJani]ed in conMunction Zith Gov. .ate %roZn¶s administra tion to e[plore solutions to the lacN of banNinJ options for can nabis businesses. The +ouse6enate commit tee heard more testimony on the issue Thursday from business, businesses in states Zith leJali]ed mariMuana. DruJs are listed under 6ched ule , if they have a hiJh potential for abuse and no accepted medical value in the 8.6. +eroin is anoth er druJ listed as 6chedule , Zhile methamphetamine has a loZer classification under 6chedule ,,. AccordinJ to the memorial, states and WashinJton, D.&., have some form of leJal mariMuana. “5eally the memorial is our lit tle love note to &onJress to say, µ3lease help us unscramble this issue by unschedulinJ mariMua na and dealinJ Zith the financial prohibitions in the federal banNinJ system,¶” said 6enate Minority /eader Ted )errioli, 5-ohn Day, credit union and banN represen tatives. 1oah 6toNes, oZner of &anna Guard 6ecurity, said his business provides security systems to mar iMuana businesses that help them comply Zith reJulations. +oZev er, 6toNes said, a banN closed his accounts for both &annaGuard 6ecurity and a separate home security business after banNers learned of 6toNes¶ connection to the cannabis industry. %anNs are supposed to notify federal reJulators of suspicious activity, includinJ druJ trafficN inJ, and pot businesses operat inJ in compliance Zith state laZs have struJJled to find any banNs that Zill accept their deposits. AlthouJh the 8.6. Department of the Treasury issued Juidance to banNs in that they could do business Zith statesanctioned mariMuana businesses, financial institutions that ZorN Zith the cannabis industry could run into trouble if future presidential ad ministrations reverse that policy. )errioli said it does not maNe sense that banNs remain at risN if they deal directly Zith mariMuana businesses, Zhen the same banNs already receive money from pot enterprises that has been funneled throuJh local and state Jovern ments in the form of ta[es and other payments. “, thinN the inconJruity is deli cious,” )errioli said. “We can do as a Jovernment Zhat Ze Zon¶t alloZ the citi]ens to do. , thinN that¶s a stronJ arJument for us rethinNinJ the reJulations for banNs.” This story first appeared in the Oregon Capital Insider newslet- ter. To subscribe, go to oregon- capitalinsider.com. 3esticide safety class scheduled Baeten returns to real estate This class is for both neZ students ZantinJ to prepare for the Zritten e[am to obtain a p esticide a pplicators l icense, as Zell as current license holders seeNinJ core credits for recer ti¿ cation. This course has been ap proYed by the 2reJon Depart ment of AJriculture to proYide The Daily Astorian 2reJon 6tate 8niYersity ([tension and &latsop &om munity &olleJe are collaborat inJ to offer a 3esticide Appli cators 6afety 5ecerti¿ cation &lass from to p.m. -uly at &latsop &ommunity &ol leJe. four core credits for current license holders to use toZards recerti¿ cation. The cost is , and includes the paJe 2r eJon 3esticide 6afety (duca tion Manual. To reJister, call or Jo to ZZZ.clatsopcc. eduschedule and search for “pesticide” in the course title. The Daily Astorian 3ete Anderson 5ealty ,nc. Zel comes bacN to its Astoria of¿ ce 5eal (state %roNer (nola %aeten. After a short breaN from the real es tate industry, she has returned to the business to provide her seasoned talents to home buyers and sellers. Elizabeth Ann Judd Neikes June 17, 2015 2/621, Geraldine -oyce %eemer, , of 3ortland, formerly of Astoria, died at home. Gable )uneral &hapel and &remation 6ervices of 3ortland is in charJe of the ar ranJements. June 28, 2015 +A53(5, 1ancy -ane, , of 6easide, died in 6ea side. &aldZell¶s /uce/ay ton Mortuary in Astoria is in charJe of the arranJe ments. ACCUWEATHER ® FORECAST FOR ASTORIA Astoria 5-Day Forecast Tonight A moonlit sky 54° Wednesday Oregon Weather Shown is tomorrow’s weather. Temperatures are tonight’s lows and tomorrow’s highs The Dalles 65/103 Astoria 54/76 Portland 62/95 Corvallis 56/98 Eugene 57/95 Pendleton 63/99 Salem 60/96 Albany 58/96 Mostly sunny and pleasantly warm 55° Friday Thursday Burns 55/98 Sunny much of the time, nice and warm 75° 54° Mostly cloudy 73° 56° Almanac Sun and Moon Astoria through Monday. Temperatures High ........................................... 69° Low ............................................ 55° Normal high ............................... 66° Normal low ................................. 52° Precipitation Yesterday ................................ 0.01" Month to date .......................... 0.72" Normal month to date ............. 2.49" Year to date ........................... 27.38" Normal year to date .............. 35.85" Sunset tonight ................... 9:11 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday ......... 5:27 a.m. Moonrise today ................ 7:47 p.m. Moonset today ................. 4:30 a.m. Regional Cities City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newport North Bend Today Hi Lo W 91 49 s 91 57 s 73 58 s 93 57 s 65 55 pc 96 56 s 102 67 s 63 51 s 66 55 s Full Last New First July 1 July 8 July 15 July 23 Under the Sky Wed. Hi Lo W 93 49 s 96 62 s 72 59 s 95 58 s 68 56 s 99 60 s 107 71 s 63 52 s 65 55 s National Cities Today City Hi Lo W Atlanta 86 68 t Boston 76 62 s Chicago 76 55 c Denver 93 63 pc Des Moines 84 66 pc Detroit 74 60 t El Paso 96 73 pc Fairbanks 73 56 c Honolulu 91 75 s Indianapolis 77 60 t Kansas City 88 67 s Las Vegas 109 88 pc Los Angeles 86 65 pc Memphis 92 73 pc Miami 92 79 t Nashville 85 67 t New Orleans 91 76 t New York 82 69 pc Oklahoma City 98 75 s Philadelphia 86 70 t St. Louis 88 69 t Salt Lake City 98 75 pc San Francisco 75 58 pc Seattle 86 61 s Washington, DC 87 72 t Klamath Falls 56/99 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 56° Saturday Partly sunny Ontario 69/102 Bend 57/96 Medford 67/107 71° Enola Baeten OBITUARIES Deaths 76° %aeten¶s tenure in real estate sales spans a period of more than years, all of Zhich Zere in &latsop &ounty. +er e[perience and local NnoZledJe supplies her clients the hiJhest level of e[per tise possible. 6he can be reached at or enolabaeten# hotmail.com City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Vancouver Yakima Today Hi Lo W 87 54 pc 98 63 s 91 62 s 97 65 s 93 60 s 67 53 pc 95 66 s 90 61 s 102 64 s Wed. Hi Lo W 91 56 s 99 66 s 95 65 s 99 67 s 96 61 s 70 54 s 95 66 s 93 64 s 103 64 s Tonight's Sky: Sky watchers will witness a conjunction of Venus and Jupiter, the closest they will be to each other until August 27, 2016. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Tomorrow’s Tides Astoria / Port Docks Time High 12:49 a.m. 9.1 ft. 2:25 p.m. 7.3 ft. Time 7:59 a.m. 7:49 p.m. Low -1.1 ft. 2.5 ft. Tomorrow’s National Weather Wed. Hi Lo W 86 71 t 72 64 t 69 53 pc 88 60 t 78 61 t 74 59 pc 100 75 t 68 53 sh 91 75 s 77 60 t 83 67 t 110 86 t 86 63 pc 89 74 t 91 80 t 81 68 t 92 78 t 81 68 t 96 74 s 87 70 t 79 68 t 98 71 pc 78 60 pc 89 63 s 87 71 t Cold Warm Stationary Showers Rain Flurries Snow Ice -10s -0s 0s 10s 20s 30s 40s 50s 60s 70s 80s 90s 100s 110s Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. Forecast high/low temperatures are given for selected cities. Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. APPLIANCE PACKAGE DEALS APPLIANCE AND HOME FURNISHINGS 529 SE MARLIN, WARRENTON Mattresses, Furniture & More! (li]abeth Ann -udd 1eiNes, , of %erNe ,nternal 5evenue 6ervice in 2aNland, &alif. ley, &alif., died on -une , , in 6anta +er interests included civic orJani]ations Ana, &alif., after a brief illness. and the /eaJue of Women 9oters. (li]abeth is survived by her sis (li]abeth Zas born in Astoria, ter, 6ue -udd .ruse of Talent, 2re. 2re., the dauJhter of -udJe (dZin dauJhter Martha 5omanov of &. -udd and Anna %arrett -udd. McMinnville, 2re. sons David, ThrouJhout her life, (li]abeth Zas Tom, and -im 1eiNes of Astoria, NnoZn for her independent spirit 2re. dauJhter &arrie 1eiNes of and personal strenJth. +er Jener 6anta Ana, &alif. Jrandchildren osity Zill alZays be a source of Abraham /ee of WashinJton, and inspiration to those Zho NneZ her. Melissa and -ames 1eiNes of As (li]abeth attended 6tar of the toria, 2re. and numerous nieces 6ea 6chool in Astoria, 2re., and Elizabeth and nepheZs. 6he Zas preceded Jraduated from the Madeline +iJh Neikes in death by her sister, &arol -udd 6chool, 3ortland, 2re. 6he earned %abcocN. a bachelor¶s deJree from the 8ni A memorial service is planned for Au versity of WashinJton and a master¶s de Jree from 6onoma 6tate 8niversity, &alif. Just in &latsop &ounty, 2re. ,n lieu of 6he ZorNed as the secretary to the )ort floZers, consider a memorial donation to a 6tevens ordnance officer durinJ World War 3ublic %roadcastinJ 6ervice 3%6 or 1a ,,, tauJht tZo years of Munior hiJh at /eZis tional 3ublic 5adio 135 station of your and &larN 6chool, and later ZorNed for the choice. On the record Criminal mischief At a.m. Wednesday, 2reJon 6tate 3olice arrested 5oJer William %roZn, , 6easide, for ¿ rstdeJree crim inal mischief, seconddeJree criminal trespass, disposinJ of trash in a ZaterZay, sec onddeJree theft and unlaZful entry into a motor vehicle at MeadoZ /and and TZeedle /ane in 6easide. Menacing At p.m. )riday, &lat sop &ounty 6heriff¶s 2f¿ ce arrested &helan 1icole %rash er, , 5ochester, Wash., for menacinJ, recNless endanJer inJ and pointinJ a ¿ rearm at another person on +iJhZay near -ohn Day &ounty 3arN in Astoria. %rasher Zas reportedly drivinJ erratically, tried to pass someone, hunJ out the ZindoZ and pointed a pistol at them, accordinJ to the sheriff¶s of¿ ce. (stimated MacNpot . million. WASHINGTON Monday’s Daily Game: Monday’s Hit 5: Monday’s Keno: Monday’s Lotto: Monday’s Match 4: p.m., &ity +all, 3aci¿ c Way., Gearhart. THURSDAY Clatsop Community College Board of Direc- tors, a.m. to p.m., board retreat, &annery 3ier +o tel &hinooN %oard 5oom, %asin 6t., Astoria. Northwest Oregon Hous- ing Authority Board, a.m., Gable 3arN Apartments, Gable 5oad, 6t. +elens. Astoria Design Review Committee, p.m., &ity +all, Duane 6t. Lotteries OREGON Monday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 4 p.m.: 7 p.m.: 10 p.m.: Monday’s Megabucks: Public meetings Fronts T-Storms Berkeley, Calif. Aug. 14, 1921 — June 24, 2015 503-861-0929 HOURS OPEN: MON-FRI 8-6 • SATURDAY 9-5 • SUNDAY 10-4 We Service What We Sell TUESDAY Clatsop Care Health Dis- trict Board, noon, special meetinJ, &latsop &are +ealth District 2f¿ ce, Marine Drive WEDNESDAY Gearhart City Council, OBITUARY POLICY The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, Ior Yeterans, a À aJ symbol at no charJe. The deadline Ior all obituaries is a.m. the business day prior. 2bituaries may be edited Ior spellinJ, proper punctuation and style. 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