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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2015 Cannabis research Flavel commercial properties still for sale task force begins work The Daily Astorian The M&N Building in downtown Astoria, one of Mary Louise Flavel’s last properties, remains on the market. The conservator for Flavel did not accept any of the bids that came during a recent auction, according to the city and others familiar with the bidding. “It didn’t sell at auction yet,” said Sharon 3eede, e[ec- utive vice president of Realty Marketing/Northwest, which is showing the building for Flavel, adding there might be an announcement ne[t week. “We’re just not into a pur- chase and sale agreement yet. I can’t disclose the number of bids at this point, but there’s been a lot of the interest in the property.” The M&N Building, lo- cated at the northeast corner of Ninth and Commercial streets, includes ¿ ve store- fronts and an equally e[pan- sive basement totaling 8,100 square feet. Dilapidated after years of vacancy, the build- ing has a minimum reserve price of $180,000 and an ask- ing price of $324,428. Flavel, the granddaughter of Capt. George Conrad Fla- vel, also owns a building on the southeast corner of Ninth and Commercial streets. John Goodenberger, a historic buildings consultant for the city, has said Flavel hopes to invest her earnings from the M&N Building sale. Flavel’s conservator, Car- oline Evans, did not respond to requests for comment. On Thursday, broker Steve Dwelle drove out from 3ortland to the M&N Build- ing, providing a tour to an- other interested party who called the company. “There’s still people call- ing on it, so there’s still inter- est,” Dwelle said. Under an agreement with the city last year, Evans agreed to continuously market the M&N Building in a “rea- sonably diligent manner.” The conservator also agreed to sell the Flavel home on 15th Street, which was sold to Greg Newenhof of City Lumber earlier this year, and come up with a plan for the other property on Commercial Street. In return, the city agreed not to pursue additional code violations and liens on the properties. The city also re- ceives payments tied to the sales. Mayor invites applications for boards and commissions The Daily Astorian Astoria Mayor Arline LaMear is accepting ap- plications for slots on the 3lanning Commission, the Historic Landmarks Com- mission and other city boards and committees. The mayor will make the appointments on Jan. 19 based on recommendations from the City Council, city staff and department direc- tors. Applications — which are available at City Hall or online at http://astoria.or.us/ Citizen_Advisory_Commit- tee_Form.asp[ — are due by Jan. 15. The vacancies are for the 3lanning Commission, the Historic Landmarks Commission, the 3arks and Recreation Board, the businessperson slot on the Design Review Committee, the Budget Committee, the Hospital Authority and the 3R Committee. The city, meanwhile, will recognize volunteers who serve on boards and commissions at an event at 6 p.m. Monday at City Hall. Rescued sea turtle shows improvement By DANI PALMER EO Media Group A hypothermic sea turtle rescued in Cannon Beach and taken to the Seattle Aquarium for treatment is doing better, but isn’t in the clear yet, according to aquarium staff. “The turtle has shown slight improvement in the last 24 hours but is still in critical condition,” said Tim Kuniholm, Seattle Aquarium director of public affairs. The turtle is under the care of Dr. Lesanna Lahner, Seat- tle Aquarium’s veterinarian. Staff at the Seaside Aquarium rescued the male olive ridley sea turtle after it washed ashore south of Tolo- vana early Monday morning, likely pushed into colder wa- ters by recent strong winds, Seaside Aquarium Admin- istrative Assistant Tiffany Boothe said. Juvenile olive ridleys sometimes travel in warm currents offshore. Last year, five sea turtles were found off the coast. Three were dead upon ar- rival and one died in transit. The fifth was successfully transported to San Diego. By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — A new can- nabis research task force began work this week to try to clear the way for more research in Oregon on the meGical bene¿ ts of cannabis. Created by legisla- tion earlier this year, the task force is laying the groundwork for a state- backed medical marijua- na research program that might include participa- tion by state universities and the private sector and establishment of a state garden. “Hopefully, at the end, we can put some kind of program in place or start the ball rolling for it,” said task force Chairman Mowgli Holmes, chief scienti¿ c of¿ cer at 3hylos Bioscience. Holmes said he en- visions creating a grant review board that would make its own decisions about what research to do. Legalized in 1998 Oregon legalized med- ical marijuana in 1998. More than 60,000 resi- dents have medical mari- juana cards, according to a draft task force report. 7ask force member 3e- ter Gendron, a marijua- na grower in Josephine County, said the medical marijuana participants are an untapped resource of data on the medical bene- ¿ ts of cannabis. Most of the obstacles to doing research come from the Controlled Sub- stance Act of 1970. Clin- ical studies on humans require approval from an H A C BIT’ S O MING B A CK Three states doing research Three states — California, Colorado and Minnesota — already have medical canna- bis research programs that do either clinical or observa- tional studies, according to a review by Oregon State Uni- versity on behalf of Oregon Health Authority. California launched the University of California Center for Medicinal Can- nabis Research in 1999 and has done 13 studies funded by $8.7 million approved by the Legislature. Some of the studies have looked at the effect of cannabis on neuro- pathic pain, multiple sclero- sis and AIDS, said Candice Beathard, an Oregon State postdoctoral research associ- ate. Colorado began a Medical Marijuana Research Grant 3rogram in 2014 and has nine proposed studies, also funded with $9 million in state rev- enue. Minnesota, which has one of the strictest medical mari- juana programs in the nation, is using the 662 patients in the program to study the ef- fect of the cannabis on differ- ent medical conditions and symptoms, Beathard said. By joining the medical marijua- na program, patients agree to have information about their purchases from dispensaries recorded and are required to ¿ ll out a survey at time of purchase so researchers can track their pain levels, sleep, an[iety and other symptoms, she said. Identifying categories of research Task force members Mon- day began identifying cate- gories of research they would recommend the research pro- gram pursue. Some prelimi- nary categories include clin- ical studies, observational studies, agricultural research and research related to public health. The task force is sched- uled to have two more meet- ings in January during which they plan to narrow down legal barriers to doing can- nabis research and ¿ nalize their recommendations to the Legislature. The recommen- dations will be presented in a report to lawmakers in Feb- ruary. State Sen. Chris Edwards, D-Eugene, who helped craft the bill that created the task force, sits on the panel . “Doing what we need to do to unlock the research po- tential and open up the gates for that research to happen is j ob one of the task force,” Edwards said. The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. 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