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3A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, AUGUST 19, 2016 Oregon buzz: Pot plants at state fair are a irst The specimens were selected by judges at a compe- tition last weekend who chose three winners each in the sativa, indica and hybrid categories. The entire exhibit will be housed in a translucent tent and extra security will be on hand to check identiication so only people 21 and over can enter, Cox said. None of the plants are allowed have buds, which are more potent than the leaves. That’s because the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which will regulate the recre- ational marijuana business, is still inalizing regulations for the nascent industry and it’s A step into agricultural mainstream By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press SALEM — Nine living mar- ijuana plants will be displayed at the Oregon State Fair in a irst of its kind event for the United States starting next Friday. The exhibit of the non-low- ering, immature plants brings pot cultivation more into the agricultural mainstream less than two years after Oregon voters legalized recreational marijuana. The Oregon Can- nabis Business Council, which organized the exhibit, says it’s the irst time live cannabis will be shown at a state fair any- where in the U.S. The group last year had an informational booth about mar- ijuana at the fair and there were no complaints — a key fac- tor in allowing them to go one step further and offer live plants for viewing this year, said Dan Cox, spokesman for the Oregon State Fair. None of the plants are allowed have buds, which are more potent than the leaves. ‘A very rare treat’ currently illegal to transport a lowering plant, said Donald Morse, director of the Oregon Cannabis Business Council. Those regulations and a licensing process for recre- ational producers are expected by 2017. The industry hopes to have plants with buds at the fair next summer, Morse said. The event has raised some eyebrows, but Cox said the Oregon State Fair has always played a role in displaying the latest and sometimes controver- sial fads in agriculture and state culture. Nearly 20 years ago, he said, the fair had an exhibit on tattoo body art that caused a similar sensation. “It is a showcase for tra- ditional things. And yet it’s always been a show place for the new, the different and the innovative,” he said. Oregon voters legalized recreational marijuana in a November 2014 ballot initia- tive after medical marijuana was legalized years earlier. Recreational marijuana remains illegal in 46 states and under federal law. But in Ore- gon, the pot business has been booming. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration OBITUARY A ribbon seal turned up Tuesday on the beach about a mile north of Oysterville Road on the Long Beach Peninsula in Washington, according to NOAA Fisheries. “We had another beautiful ribbon seal visit Washington state in 2012, but it is a very rare treat for sure.” Melvin ‘Donnie’ Stout Seaside Dec. 16, 1930 — Aug. 15, 2016 Don was born on Dec. 16, 1930, in Pryor, market, set up charts and day trade. He enjoyed Oklahoma, to Oscar Melvin and Cleta Georgette volunteer work at his church, walks on the beach (Hodge) Stout. He was the oldest of four children, and taking care of his cat, Einstein. He lived his Donnie, Lonnie, Norma Jean and Ronnie Stout. life with integrity, was constantly faithful, deeply The family also lived in Glendale, Ari- spiritual and always generous. Don was zona, before moving to Campbell, Cal- dearly loved by his family and will be ifornia. Don enjoyed participating in greatly missed. track, and he graduated from Campbell Don Stout is survived by his wife High School. of 53 years, Dina; and his children, From 1950 to 1955, he went to Tamara and her husband Brekke, Julie school at City College in San Jose, Cal- and her husband Ted, Donnie and his ifornia, to become a journeyman elec- wife Michele and Cindy and her hus- trician, and was an International Broth- band Rod. Don has seven grandchil- erhood of Electrical Workers union dren: Ezekiel, Conner, Josie, Isaiah, man for 45 years. Levi, Anasara and Isabella. He is also He attended First Baptist Church Melvin ‘Donnie’ survived by his sister Norma Jean, and Stout in San Jose, California, and became brother Ronnie. Don was preceded in involved in a singles group called The death by his mother Cleta, father Oscar, Investors, where he met his wife, Dina Elizabeth brother Lonnie, mother-in-law Martha, father-in- Abbas, from Vancouver, British Columbia, and in law Gerd, sister-in-law Freda and brother-in-law 1963 they were joined in marriage. George. First daughter Tamara was born in 1964, fol- Don Stout’s celebration of life will be held at lowed by Juliet, Donald and Cynthia. In 1974 North Coast Family Fellowship on Tuesday, Aug. they moved to Spokane, Washington, where they 23, at 11 a.m., with a reception to follow. A private raised their children in the Spokane Valley, and family interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery. attended the Berean Bible Church. The Stout fam- In lieu of gifts or lowers, please consider a ily enjoyed many years in a wonderful commu- donation to The Gideons. nity of friends, fellowship and faith. Don and Dina Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Crematory in retired to Seaside, Oregon, in 1996, and joined the Seaside is in charge of the arrangements. Visit congregation at North Coast Family Fellowship. www.hughes-ransom.com to share memories and Don loved to read, research the commodity sign the guest book. Oregon wildire season picking up amid heat Associated Press PORTLAND — Ore- gon’s wildire season is picking up just as much of the state endures a stretch of triple-digit heat. A ire west of Sunriver led oficials to warn peo- ple in a subdivision they might have to evacuate. In south-central Oregon, campers Thursday were ordered to leave camp- grounds along the Chewau- can River because of a wildire burning near Pais- ley in the Fremont-Winema National Forest. Some homes in that sparsely pop- ulated area also fell under the evacuation alert. In Eastern Oregon, crews set intentional blazes to rob the Rail ire of fuel as it burns about 10 miles southwest of Unity. 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