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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’
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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.
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Media Group and Pamplin
Media Group.
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