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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • MONDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2016 Recreational pot shops licensed in Oregon One retailer was approved for Astoria By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press SALEM — Oregonians can now buy marijuana for recre- ational use at shops intended for that purpose. The Oregon Liquor Con- trol Commission on Fri- day approved the licenses for 26 retailers around the state, meeting a key deadline almost two years after voters passed a ballot measure legalizing pot. “It’s a pretty exciting day for the OLCC,” Steven Marks, the executive director of the commission charged with reg- ulating recreational marijuana, said in a conference call with journalists. October had been set as the month in which retail store licensing would start under the commission’s timeline. Medi- cal marijuana stores have been permitted to sell recreational marijuana since last October. Such dispensaries won’t be allowed to sell to recreational users after December. The approved retail shops are located in the Portland area, and in southern, central and western Oregon, includ- ing along the coast. One of the shops was The Far- macy in Astoria’s Uppertown AP Photo/Andrew Selsky Workers harvest marijuana plants in a rural area near Corvallis on Friday. neighborhood. “It’s exciting,” said Nicho- las Palazzo, co-owner of The Farmacy with Omar Guerrero. “It’s relaxing, because the work was … pretty intense, as far as paperwork and regulations.” Palazzo said the store had to switch its entire inventory from the health authority to the commission’s seed-to-sale tracking system. Staff also had to ensure all products were put in child-proof containers. “Ours has a special clip” on the zipper, Palazzo said. “We had customers coming back, trying to ﬁ gure out how to open the bag. We found one bag in the parking lot torn up, because the customer couldn’t ﬁ gure out how to open it.” Palazzo said some peo- ple didn’t know about the Sat- FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT TUESDAY WEDNESDAY 51 62 53 Mostly cloudy with a passing shower or two Cloudy with occasional rain ALMANAC 65 50 Tillamook 53/59 Cloudy with a couple of showers Full Salem 49/61 Newport 50/57 Oct 15 Coos Bay 53/60 Brookings 50/57 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 9:52 a.m. 10:28 p.m. Low 1.6 ft. 0.1 ft. Lakeview 31/51 Ashland 46/64 City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 60 54 56 59 59 46 59 60 56 60 Today Lo 30 40 50 48 54 32 46 48 50 53 W s pc r c c c r c c c Hi 55 54 58 62 60 53 63 60 57 62 Tues. Lo 33 40 50 51 54 32 48 51 51 54 W c sh r r r sh r r r r City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 61 64 62 61 60 59 64 60 60 71 Today Lo 47 46 51 49 49 54 39 52 50 41 W c s c c c c s sh c s Hi 60 62 61 64 61 61 56 62 60 67 Tues. Lo 48 47 54 51 52 55 42 52 53 41 W r c r r r r c r r sh TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES Hi 85 66 69 79 76 69 84 42 84 72 78 77 76 85 89 79 88 73 83 76 77 59 67 62 76 By BECKY KRAMER The Spokesman-Review REGIONAL CITIES Tonight's Sky: At sunset, brilliant Venus will be below the young moon low in the west. Today Lo 66 54 56 42 62 56 59 23 74 55 63 57 58 64 78 57 71 60 65 58 62 43 57 51 59 Burns 28/55 Klamath Falls 32/53 W s sh pc pc pc pc pc pc sh pc pc s pc s t pc s pc s pc pc sh pc c pc Hi 84 61 74 66 80 73 82 43 85 78 79 82 78 90 88 85 90 66 84 69 83 62 68 60 74 Tues. Lo 63 50 61 37 60 61 55 21 72 62 58 59 57 69 79 64 76 56 64 55 67 42 54 52 60 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W s c s pc pc s s c sh s c s s s t s pc sh t sh pc c pc r c products from es Mr. Doobe SPOKANE, Wash. — A federal judge is forcing dis- cussion of a radical step to save endangered salmon: taking out four dams on the Lower Snake River. The public will get a chance to weigh in at meet- ings throughout the North- west starting next month. “Scientists tell us that removing the four Lower Snake dams is the single most important action we could take to restore salmon in the entire Columbia-Snake river basin,” said Sam Mace of Save Our Wild Salmon. The four dams produce about 5 percent of the North- west’s hydroelectric power. They allow barges to ship goods between Lewiston and Portland. But they also ham- per salmon migration to some of the best remaining ﬁ sh habitat. “We think those dams need to stay in place because of the multiple beneﬁ ts they provide,” said Terry Flores, executive director of North- west River Partners, which represents public utilities, port districts and farm groups. DEATH Oct. 1, 2016 PINKNEY, Byron Pink- ney, 73, of Astoria, died in Astoria. Hughes-Ransom Mortuary & Crematory in Astoria is in charge of the arrangements. Visit www. hughes-ransom.com to share memories and sign the guest book. PUBLIC MEETINGS Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. Life is h better, wit The Sheriff’s Ofﬁ ce is ask- ing the public for assistance in ﬁ nding anyone who was in contact with Vinge within the past month, especially anyone traveling with him. Also of interest are Vinge’s vehicles: a white 1993 Alle- gro Bay m otor home with Ore- gon license plate HC33885 or a dark maroon 1991 Lin- coln Continental with Oregon Ruling forces discussion on breaching dams to save salmon Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2016 UNDER THE SKY The Daily Astorian Get your groove back by visiting Mr. Doobees Highest quality products & selection WA medical patients can REGISTER NOW at Mr. Doobees Fair Prices Caring and knowledgeable staff MONDAY Knappa School Board, 5:30 p.m., special meeting, Knappa High School library, 41535 Old U.S. Highway 30. Youngs River Lewis & Clark Water District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. TUESDAY Seaside Community Center Commission, 10 a.m., 1225 Avenue A. Port of Astoria Commission, 3:30 p.m., executive session (closed to public), 5 p.m., workshop, new Port offi ces, 10 Pier 1 Suite 209. Clatsop Diking Improvement Company No. 9 Board, 6 p.m., regular meeting, then execu- tive session, Lewis & Clark Vol- unteer Fire Department, 34571 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Miles Crossing Sanitary Sewer District Board, 6 p.m., 34583 U.S. Highway 101 Business. Seaside Planning Commis- sion, 7 p.m., City Hall, 989 Broadway. Cannon Beach City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 163 E. Gower St. The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Ease through YOUR day with Effective Edibles license plate 045FVN. Vinge was last seen at his Agate Beach area home in mid-September. His two vehi- cles are known to have been in Astoria as late as Sept. 24. Anyone with informa- tion is asked to contact local law enforcement or Sheriff’s Ofﬁ ce Detective Ryan Hum- phrey at 503-325-2061 or rhumphrey@co.clatsop.or.us. Baker 30/55 Ontario 38/63 Bend 40/54 Medford 46/63 Oct 30 John Day 45/58 La Grande 36/58 industry, and with police hav- ing to keep their eyes on so many stores. Besides The Far- macy, there are four operating dispensaries, along with three in the planning stages. Many are trying to go recreational. The commission has also licensed dozens of recreational producers. A grower in Jewell was the ﬁ rst approved in Clat- sop County. Palazzo said The Clatsop County Sheriff’s Ofﬁ ce investigating suspicious death The Clatsop County Sher- iff’s Ofﬁ ce is investigating the death of a man who was found near U.S. Highway 30 about four miles east of Astoria Fri- day afternoon. The man was identiﬁ ed as Howard Daniel Vinge, 71, of Newport. His death is consid- ered to be suspicious in nature. Roseburg 49/64 New Oct 22 High 7.2 ft. 8.1 ft. Prineville 37/59 Lebanon 50/61 Eugene 48/62 Last Pendleton 46/62 The Dalles 46/67 Portland 51/61 Sunset tonight ........................... 6:51 p.m. Sunrise Tuesday .......................... 7:18 a.m. Moonrise today ........................... 9:47 a.m. Moonset today ........................... 8:29 p.m. City Atlanta Boston Chicago Denver Des Moines Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Honolulu Indianapolis Kansas City Las Vegas Los Angeles Memphis Miami Nashville New Orleans New York Oklahoma City Philadelphia St. Louis Salt Lake City San Francisco Seattle Washington, DC 62 53 A shower in the morning; rather cloudy Periods of rain SUN AND MOON Time 4:09 a.m. 3:43 p.m. 63 52 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 51/62 Precipitation Sunday ............................................. 0.02" Month to date ................................... 0.58" Normal month to date ....................... 0.22" Year to date .................................... 43.55" Normal year to date ........................ 40.71" Oct 8 FRIDAY REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Sunday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 60°/46° Normal high/low ........................... 65°/46° Record high ............................ 85° in 1980 Record low ............................. 34° in 1968 First THURSDAY urday opening, despite the ﬁ nancial incentives. The tax on marijuana sold from medi- cal dispensaries is 25 percent. Under recreational dispensa- ries, the tax is 17 percent. Voters in Astoria will decide in November whether to also tack on a 3 percent tax for local revenue. Palazzo said the city deserves it, hav- ing been so welcoming to the Farmacy Gardens LLC, his and Guerrero’s grow opera- tion, is close to being licensed. Ten testing laboratories have also been licensed, Marks said. Recently, the head of the agency that accredits labs that tests pot for pesticides, potency and other elements complained that the agency was overburdened and at the point of collapse. Marks said those issues seem to have been resolved and that the Oregon Environ- mental Laboratory Accredita- tion Program, known as ORE- LAP, made a “heroic effort” in dealing with lab accreditation applications. Marijuana sold legally in Oregon had been tested before, but now the labs must be accredited, and the packag- ing labeled with the lab results. Products previously bought by retailers and sitting in back rooms and on shelves can be sold through March 2017. But items that shops buy after Oct. 1 must be tested under the new, more regulated system, Marks said. The commission is also focusing on keeping names and labels on cannabis prod- ucts from being attractive to children, Marks said. Oregon, Alaska, Washing- ton state and Colorado have legalized recreational mar- ijuana, and it is on the bal- lot in several other states in November. Published daily, except Saturday and Sunday, by EO Media Group, 949 Exchange St., PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103 Telephone 503- 325-3211, 800-781-3211 or Fax 503-325-6573. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Daily Astorian, PO Box 210, Astoria, OR 97103-0210 www.dailyastorian.com MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for republication of all the local news printed in this newspaper. SUBSCRIBER TO THE NEW YORK TIMES NEWS SERVICE MEMBER CERTIFIED AUDIT OF CIRCULATIONS, INC. LOTTERIES OREGON Sunday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 6-3-7-2 4 p.m.: 1-3-3-2 7 p.m.: 2-7-6-7 10 p.m.: 4-0-4-6 Saturday’s Megabucks: 2-6- 15-31-37-47 Estimated jackpot: $3.6 million Saturday’s Powerball: 2-12- 50-61-64, Powerball: 1 Estimated jackpot: $80 million Saturday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 2-5-2-4 4 p.m.: 5-2-7-0 7 p.m.: 9-7-3-6 10 p.m.: 4-6-4-0 Friday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 1-3-7-5 4 p.m.: 8-1-5-1 7 p.m.: 3-6-9-8 10 p.m.: 0-3-9-1 WASHINGTON Sunday’s Daily Game: 8-7-0 Sunday’s Keno: 02-09-11-14- 16-19-20-28-35-39-47-51-53- 56-57-59-61-69-71-80 Sunday’s Match 4: 03-05- 09-12 Saturday’s Daily Game: 8-0-4 Saturday’s Hit 5: 12-13-23- 32-34 Estimated jackpot: $140,000 Saturday’s Keno: 02-03-04- 06-12-13-16-19-34-39-42-45- 47-52-55-56-58-69-74-75 Saturday’s Lotto: 01-13-22- 39-41-44 Estimated jackpot: $1.7 million Saturday’s Match 4: 03-04- 16-23 Friday’s Daily Game: 0-3-1 Friday’s Keno: 18-21-23-31- 33-35-37-42-44-48-51-56-57- 59-63-66-68-73-77-78 Friday’s Match 4: 07-12-13- 16 Friday’s Mega Millions: 21- 30-47-50-57, Mega Ball: 9 Estimated jackpot: $35 million SUBSCRIPTION RATES Effective July 1, 2015 HOME DELIVERY MAIL EZpay (per month) ................$11.25 EZpay (per month) ............... $16.60 13 weeks in advance ........... $36.79 13 weeks in advance ........... $51.98 26 weeks in advance ........... $70.82 26 weeks in advance ......... $102.63 52 weeks in advance ......... $135.05 52 weeks in advance ......... $199.90 Circulation phone number: 503-325-3211 Periodicals postage paid at Astoria, OR ADVERTISING OWNERSHIP All advertising copy and illustrations prepared by The Daily Astorian become the property of The Daily Astorian and may not be reproduced for any use without explicit prior approval. 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