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THE DAILY ASTORIAN • TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Task force: State should pay for pot research
Several options
By PARIS ACHEN
Capital Bureau
CO5VALLI6 ² A task
force created by the Legisla
ture is unanimously recom
mending that the state fund
an independent institute to re
search the medical bene¿ ts of
marijuana.
“The whole idea behind
this as I understand it is we
would make a research insti
tute, that unlike universities
that have to be in compliance
with all federal laws, lever
ages the fact that Oregon no
longer feels obligated to be
in compliance with federal
cannabis laws,´ said 0owgli
Holmes, chairman of the Or
egon Cannabis 5esearch Task
Force.
Both Oregon’s medical
marijuana program, which
started in 1998, and its rec
reational sales, legalized by
voters in 201, violate fed
eral law. On top of the fed
eral government’s prohibition
of cannabis, federal restric
tions have stymied research
on marijuana’s medical prop
erties, especially at publicly
funded universities.
Joshua Bessex/EO Media Group
Jars of marijuana sit in a display case at Sweet Relief in October. An Oregon task force
has recommended the state fund an independent institute to research the medical ben-
efits of marijuana.
marijuana research in the
state.
The recommendations,
which will be reported to the
Legislature in February, create
an outline for establishment of
the institute and some ideas for
governance structure. 'etermin
ing funding sources for the insti
tute and research program and
selecting a governance struc
ture will be up to lawmakers.
Final meeting
'uring its ¿ nal meeting
last week at Oregon 6tate
8niversity, the task force
agreed to a series of recom
mendations to overcome
those obstacles and increase
According to the task
force’s vision, the institute
would award grants and pro
vide administrative support
for research projects that can
not be performed at univer
sities because of federal re
strictions. The projects could
include pre clinical, clinical,
observational, public health
and plant sciences research.
A scienti¿ c advisory review
board would be responsible
for screening applications and
selecting projects for funding.
“I am picturing the insti
tute as a grant making body
that reviews grant applica
tions and channels out what
ever money it can get from the
state or anywhere else,” said
Holmes, who serves as chief
scienti¿ c of¿ cer for Phylos
Bioscience in Portland.
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Jan. 30, 2016
AARNIO, Walter John, 98,
of Svensen, died in Warrenton.
Caldwell’s Luce-Layton Mor-
tuary in Astoria is in charge of
the arrangements.
Jan. 28, 2016
MILLER, Elmer Mannie, 85,
of Prineville, formerly of Astoria,
died in Bend. Caldwell’s Luce-
Layton Mortuary in Astoria is
in charge of the arrangements.
V. Perry, 22, of Astoria, for
driving under the infl uence of
intoxicants on U.S. Highway
101 milepost 15. Perry’s blood
alcohol was measured at 0.11
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ON THE RECORD
DUII arrest
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LUM, Clara, 96, of Astoria,
died in Astoria. Caldwell’s
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LaVern (Vern) J. Berezay, 95, passed away ings during his life. He and Irene served a mission
peacefully on Jan . 25, 2016, at his home in Astoria, for the church (198789) in the Arizona Phoenix
Oregon, surrounded by family. He was born Nov. 0ission. Vern was a people person with a great
20, 1920, in Cardston, Alberta, Canada, to Eugene sense of humor and witty personality. He lived his
life serving others, and loving family,
Berezay and Edna Albiston.
friends, church and country. 0ost of all
He married the love of his life (of
he loved his s avior Jesus Christ. He will
nearly 70 years) Irene Grace Henry on
be missed by all.
June 29, 196, and they had ¿ ve chil
Vern and his wife, Irene, moved to
dren. He worked on ranches and in
Astoria, Oregon, in 6eptember 201.
the oil ¿ elds in Canada and 0ontana
The funeral services and burial will
until moving his family to 0issoula,
take place in Astoria on 6aturday, Feb. 6,
0ontana, in 1952. He worked for the
2016. He will be buried in the Greenwood
0issoula County 5oad 'epartment
Cemetery in Astoria. Vern is survived
and was the road supervisor when he
by his wife Irene daughters 'onna
retired in 1983. For many years, Vern
had a home insulation business to help LaVern “Vern” J. (Jack) Piippo, 6eeley Lake, 0ontana ,
Berezay
Laverne (Tony) Norton, Nampa, Idaho ,
support his young growing family. He
Lorie ('ave) Posey, 6andy, 8tah and
was a strong believer in good hard work
ethics and taught his children and grandchildren sons 'ave (Janet) Berezay, 0anteca, California
5ick (Wendy) Berezay, Astoria, Oregon and 2
those values.
Vern served with the Calgary Highlanders, grandchildren and 0 greatgrandchildren (and
2nd 'ivision, in France, Belgium, Holland, and many others through marriage); his brothers Lloyd
Germany during World War II and was seriously (Lorraine) Berezay, <uma, Arizona and 'ean
wounded in Holland. He was at Normandy (' 'ay (Enola) Berezay, 0agrath, Alberta, Canada and
plus 30), and because of his distinguished service, sister 0arie Watson, Billings, 0ontana.
Arrangements are provided by Caldwell
he was awarded the Belgian Croix de Guerre with
Palm (equivalent of the Purple Heart), as well as 0ortuary in Astoria. 6ervices will be 6aturday,
Feb . 6 at 12:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ
several additional medals.
Vern was a member of the Church of Jesus of Latterday 6aints, 350 Niagara Ave., Astoria,
Christ of Latterday 6aints and served in many call Oregon.
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8niversities are bound by
these drug laws or risk losing
grant funding and other
financial assistance from the
federal government.
California, Colorado and
0innesota already have med
ical cannabis research pro
grams that do either clinical
or observational studies, ac
cording to a review by Or
egon 6tate 8niversity on
behalf of Oregon Health Au
thority. Washington state also
is considering legislation to
start a statefunded research
program.
The Legislature created
the 15member task force .
6tate 6en. Chris Edwards,
'Eugene, who helped craft
the bill that established the
task force, is one of the
members.
The task force convened
over the past two months to
examine barriers to research
and craft recommendations.
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Astoria, Oregon
Nov. 20, 1920 — Jan. 25, 2016
Pendleton
24/46
Medford
34/48
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LaVern “Vern” J. Berezay
The Dalles
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Astoria
42/49
an institutional research re
view board at a university,
the Federal 'rug Admin
istration and the 'rug En
forcement Administration.
5esearchers may use only
researchgrade
cannabis
provided by the National In
stitute on 'rug Abuse.
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Lawmakers could con
sider a staterun institute,
a public corporation re
search institute such as Or
egon Health 6cience 8niver
sity or a semiindependent
state agency such as the Or
egon Wine Board, said task
force member Peter Gen
dron, a marijuana grower in
Josephine County. The wine
board is a nonprofit that can
accept state funds.
Grant money could come
from state coffers, private
donations and publicprivate
partnerships. Holmes said the
institute would need to be cau
tious about structuring pub
licprivate partnerships for re
search to avoid bias in studies
or the appearance of bias.
“There are tons of advan
tages to collaborating with
companies, and funding is
only one of them, but it brings
up some really thorny issues,”
Holmes said.
“I think this institute
would be under a higher
level of scrutiny.”
0ost of the obstacles to
doing research come from
marijuana’s federal classifi
cation as a 6chedule 1 drug
² one that is at high risk for
abuse ² and the Controlled
6ubstance Act of 1970.
Clinical studies on hu
mans require timeconsum
ing and complicated appli
cations and approval from
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