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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2015
/iTuor commission ZorNinJ on leJal pot rules
/icensinJ
fees could be
proJressiYe
By ZANE SPARLING
Capital Bureau
6A/(0 ² 2reJon mariMuana
JroZers Zill liNely see slidinJ scale
costs for licenses and fees depend
inJ on the si]e of their operation,
and are e[pected to JiYe up about
percent of their annual crop for
statemandated potency and pesti
cide testinJ.
Those, at least, Zere the ZorN
inJ conclusions of 2reJon /iTuor
Control Commission staffers after
a threehour meetinJ of the 5ecre
ational 0ariMuana 5ules Technical
Committee last ZeeN . The com
mittee is one of eiJht set up by the
commission to Jather input from
maMor staNeholders as it crafts the
lanJuaJe that Zill Juide recreation
al mariMuana use and cultiYation.
The commission is slated to
provide a set of temporary rules
-an. the final reJulations are due
in -uly .
The meetinJ Jathered indoor,
outdoor, Jreenhouse and orJanic
pot JroZers, many of Zho said
they feared leJali]ation could
cause 2reJon¶s patchZorN of tie
dyed family operators and enter
prisinJ aJribusiness startups to be
replaced Zith three or four maMor
players.
8nliNe :ashinJton state,
Zhere no more than million
sTuare feet rouJhly football
fields can be under mariMuana cul
tivation at one time, 2reJon has set
no land limit for JroZers, raisinJ
fears of monolithic Zeed suppliers.
-esse 3eters, Zho heads (co
)irma )arms and has Jiven tes
timony on behalf of the 2reJon
Cannabis *roZers 3AC, said it
didn¶t matter Zhat the commis
sion did ² nothinJ Zas JoinJ to
halt consolidation.
³,t¶s not JoinJ to stop. That¶s
liNe shootinJ a %% Jun at a freiJht
train,´ he said durinJ the meetinJ.
%ut commission staffers
seemed particularly receptive to
JroZers¶ proposal that licensinJ
fees be proJressive, based either
on si]e or revenue of the opera
tion.
³, liNe that idea,´ 2/CC Di
rector 6teve 0arNs said in an in
tervieZ after the meetinJ.
0arNs said that state laZ also
alloZs the commission to aZard
licenses based on considerations
of merit, Zhich could include ev
erythinJ from prior participation
in 2reJon¶s medical mariMuana
proJram, to ZorNer treatment and
enerJy and Zater conservation.
Another contentious topic
for committee members Zas
mariMuana testinJ for T+C lev
els and pesticides. :hile most
of the JroZers see testinJ as an
inevitability ² and accepted that
*ary 0. :ood, , +am
mond, for menacinJ after he
alleJedly Zaved a Zrench at
another driver on the 1eZ
<ounJs %ay %ridJe round
about.
Assault
At p.m. -uly , As
toria Police arrested Corey
-oe :aters, , Astoria, for
fourthdeJree assault and ha
rassment on +alsey 5oad.
DUII arrest
At p.m. 6unday,
Clatsop County 6heriff¶s 2f
¿ ce arrested *reJory Paul
Duncan, , Astoria, for driv
inJ under the inÀ uence of in
to[icants at 6eventh and %ond
s treets.
‘Like shooting a BB
gun at a freight train’
science Zould dictate the si]e
of batch samples taNen by labs
² they hotly debated Zhether
disclosure of pesticide use Zas
necessary.
³,¶ve seen people in the past
spray 5aid on their plants,´ 3e
ters said. ³,f they¶re doinJ it Zith
inteJrity, you¶re only treatinJ
plants Zith pesticides every
days, and you¶re never treatinJ a
À oZerinJ plant.´
That promoted Tyson +a
Zorth, cooZner of 3ortland¶s
)inest dispensary in the 3earl
District, to suJJest JroZers dis
close all pesticides used on their
crops.
-enny Dressler, a Jovernment
affairs associate Zith the 2reJon
)arm %ureau, ¿ red bacN aJainst
that assertion. ³:e don¶t Zant
full disclosure mandated. :e
Zant to assimilate into the nor
mal aJricultural community,´ she
said.
:hile 2reJon laZ currently
reTuires all medical and recre
On the record
Menacing
At p.m. Thursday,
Clatsop County 6heriff¶s 2f
¿ ce arrested Danny /. -effers,
, Taylorville, for menacinJ
and disorderly conduct on the
blocN of Taylorville
5oad.
At p.m. )riday, As
toria Police cited and released
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ational mariMuana to be tested for
mold and certain pesticides, there
are no standards in place for labs¶
methodoloJy, eTuipment, Zheth
er the lab must use a random
sample, the si]e of the batch or
even Zhat part of the plant must
be tested.
Commission staffers indicat
ed that labs Zill be tasNed Zith
selectinJ random samples, rather
than alloZinJ farmers to cherry
picN the pot to be tested if the
cannabis fails the test, JroZers
can retest the mariMuana at tZo
other labs. If they fail the plurality
of those tests, then the entire crop
must be destroyed.
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OBITUARIES
Paul H. Rodriguez
Warrenton
July 12, 1935 — June 17, 2015
After a lonJ, couraJeous bout Zith cancer, inJ father. The dedication and sacri¿ ces he made
Paul +. 5odriJue] passed aZay at home, sur for his family are unbelievable. :e have been
rounded by his lovinJ family, on -une , , blessed in many Zays in our lives, but none more
in :arrenton, 2re., at the aJe of .
so than havinJ him as our father.
+e leaves behind his dauJhter, *loria
:hen diaJnosed Zith colon can
cer in , he remained dedicated to
%roZn his sons, Paul, 0ichael, 5uben,
the daily operation of the Iredale Inn,
and 0arN and his best friends, TiJer,
the care and affection of his cher
%uddy, and -oycee.
ished pets, and in his stronJ Zill to
Paul Zas born on -uly , , in
¿ Jht the illness. +e remained a brave,
/os AnJeles, Calif., to Paul and (rnes
ironZilled man, throuJhout his ¿ nal
tine 5odriJue], Zho predeceased him.
months.
+e JreZ up in a lovinJ family Zith
Paul is survived by his children, as
brothers )ranN, Phillip, and (rnest.
Zell as his brothers, )ranN, Phillip and
Paul Zas a selfmade man. +is drive
Paul
(rnest and numerous cousins, niec
and compassion touched lives local
Rodriguez
es and nepheZs, Jrandchildren, and
ly and internationally. Paul served as
JreatJrandchildren. +e is preceded in
a :arrenton city commissioner from
to and Zas the m ayor of :arrenton in death by his parents his Zife, 1orma -ean 5odri
. Paul Zas also the founder of the :arren Jue] and his sons, 5ichard and 6tephen.
:e Zill be celebratinJ Paul¶s birthday and
ton 5otary. 2n several occasions, Paul traveled
to 6outh America Zith 5otary International. +e memoriali]inJ his life at the Iredale Inn on -uly
served as an interpreter for a team of doctors pro , , from to p.m. All are Zelcome.
The family Zould especially liNe to thanN
vidinJ services to the underprivileJed. +e also
%rooN, Paul¶s hospice caretaNer, for her e[cel
belonJed to the 6easide (lNs /odJe.
Paul married 1orma -ean +erJlund on -uly , lent ZorN and lovinJ care the staff of +ospice
. 6hortly after, they purchased the Iredale Inn, for their constant, attentive treatment and the
and relocated to :arrenton. Paul and 1orma ZorNed CaldZell¶s/uce/ayton )uneral +ome, for
closely toJether to develop and maintain one of :ar maNinJ the arranJements. An online Juest
renton¶s most popular and oldest establishments un booN may be siJned at ZZZ.caldZellsmortu
ary.com
til 1orma¶s unfortunate passinJ in .
In lieu of À oZers, please send a donation to the
Paul Zas a driven professional, dedicated to
his family, business, and pets. Paul Zas an ama] 1ational Colon Cancer )oundation.
Death
July 12, 2015
1250A1,
:illiam
*erald
³%rub,´ , of 6easide, died in Port
land. CaldZell¶s /uce/ayton 0or
tuary in Astoria is in charJe of the
arranJements.
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