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NORTH COAST THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, JULY 31, 2015 3A Marijuana, industry CUDIWV IXQGUDLVHU EHQH¿WV KRVSLWDOL]HG YHWV scores may grow side by Legion success at annual bazaar side in Seaside City Council crafts rules for grow sites By KATHERINE LACAZE EO Media Group SEASIDE — Mari- juana farmers will have room to grow in Sea- side’s industrial areas, but will be prohibited from the city’s com- mercial and residential zones. The Seaside City Council on Monday moved forward in the process of establishing licensing requirements for local medical mari- juana growers. The proposed two- pronged legislation was considered at a second public hearing on medi- cal marijuana production and processing. A new chapter in the city code would set re- strictions on where and how those businesses could operate, limiting production to Seaside’s three industrial zones. Growers, producers and processors would need to obtain or renew an- nual licenses from both Seaside and the Oregon Health Authority. The city would require crim- inal background checks on grow site owners, managers, operators, employees, agents and volunteers. Grow sites would be subject to periodic in- spections by the Seaside fire marshal to ensure they remain in compli- ance with applicable fire and life safety regula- tions established in the ordinance. A third reading of the bill is scheduled for a fu- ture council meeting. Broadcasters cautious about pot advertising By ZANE SPARLING Capital Bureau Oregonians shouldn’t ex- pect to catch even a whiff of recreational marijuana adver- tising on TV and radio, even DIWHUWKHRI¿FLDOVWDUWRIOLP- ited legal pot sales to the gen- eral public in October. Federal law classifies marijuana as a Schedule 1 controlled substance. The Controlled Substances Act makes it unlawful for any- one to place an ad on TV, radio, on the Internet or in print that specifically offers such substances for sale. Un- der the act, facilitating such advertising is a felony that could lead to a prison sen- tence, fine or possible loss of a broadcast license. While the Obama admin- istration has said it will sus- pend enforcement of certain drug laws in states that regu- late recreational and medical marijuana sales, broadcast- ers are being advised to tread cautiously. “I doubt there’s any law- yer in town who would say, ‘Absolutely, go nuts, take the ad, I guarantee that your license will be renewed,’” said Harry Cole, a Virginia attorney who specializes in broadcast law. “Any broad- caster in their right mind is going to see this as a big risk.” “There wasn’t anything special in regards to these advertisements. (Dispen- saries) are looking to dis- tinguish themselves, and they’re looking to attract new patients, and the general public,” he said. What audiences find ap- pealing, and what draws their ire, will ultimately drive publishers and broad- casters advertising choic- es, no matter what the law states, Cole, who is a mem- ber of the law firm Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth, said. “Broadcasting is a busi- ness, and broadcasters depend on attracting viewers,” Cole said. “Just because they can broadcast something doesn’t mean they should, or want to.” The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. By DANI PALMER EO Media Group CANNON BEACH — The Johnston family from Seat- tle comes back to Cannon Beach every summer, but this year was WKHLU¿UVWYLVLWWRWKH$PHULFDQ Legion Auxiliary’s annual Craft Bazaar. “We’re seeing some nice things,” Bob said, his wife, Odd- ny, on his arm as they walked the row of vendors Saturday. “But at our age, it’s hard to justi- fy another wall hanging.” Still, there were a few ob- jects that caught their eye, even for a couple who had been va- cationing here for more than 50 years. The jewelry exhibits drew Oddny and the bonsai plantings fascinated Bob. This year’s bazaar featured 30 booths — 10 inside and 20 outside — selling items such as artwork, candles and hats at American Legion Post 168. And it was all sold for a good cause. The event serves as a fundraiser for hospitalized vet- erans in Oregon’s four Veterans Affairs hospitals. Portland’s Larry Shapiro grabbed the attention of visitors with his collection of bonsai plantings, a hobby he began af- ter leaving the National Guard in the 1960s. While in the guard, he remembers saving a small tree from being run over by a tank. That incident spurred an interest that has continued for decades. Shapiro uses the “root-over- rock” style. Roots of the bonsai grip the rock for the stability of the tree and integrity of the piece. Shapiro said his plantings have a 98 percent survival rate. “I tell people bonsai are hard to kill,” he added. He has participated in the /HJLRQED]DDUIRUWKHSDVW¿YH years. “This has been successful, right in the heart of town,” he said, noting the location move Dani Palmer/EO Media Group Monica and Mahone, 7, take a closer look at pottery during the Craft Bazaar at American Legion Post 168 on Saturday. from the Chamber of Com- merce to Cannon Beach Ele- mentary School before settling in at American Legion Post 168. Auxiliary member Jean Furchner said the craft sale originally took place indoors in October. Legion member Nancy Teagle suggested doing it both inside and outdoors. So they moved the bazaar to the sum- mer for nicer weather and more tourists. The Legion hall is more cen- trally located and vendors, both local and from surrounding ar- eas, keep coming back, Furch- ner said. “It’s a huge auxiliary effort,” she added. The event is really made up of three parts: the vendors, a TXLOWUDIÀHDQGDEDNHVDOH The Johnstons hadn’t gone inside to check out the baked goods yet, but that too was on their list. The couple were among hun- dreds who attended this year’s bazaar. Bob and Oddny’s son BaFN SaJHs Barred from TV and ra- dio, medical marijuana dis- pensaries have long sought refuge in the back pages of alternative weeklies. A.P. 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H I RI NG NOW SWDWLRQEyVWDWLRQ basis Bill Johnstone, president and CEO of the Oregon Association of Broadcast- ers, said the decision would have to be made on a sta- tion-by-station basis. “If the question is, ‘Do we want the advertising,’ then the answer is yes. If the question is, ‘Is it worth the risk,’ well then I’m not so sure,” he said. The Sinclair Broadcast Group, which operates tele- vision and radio stations in both Oregon and Washing- ton, is similarly cautious. “Right now we’re not (accepting marijuana ads),” a regional advertising offi- cial with the company, who asked not to be named, said. “Because it’s a federal of- fense, and our licensing is from the federal government. It would be up to corporate. It’s not really our decision.” The Federal Communica- tions Commission declined to comment. Dani Palmer/EO Media Group Hannah Brien, 10, of Cannon Beach, checks out necklaces at one of the Craft Bazaar’s vendor booths on Saturday. 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