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Newspaper Page Text2A THE DAILY ASTORIAN • FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2017 Washington hemp pioneer has crop, but needs market Industry already at a crossroads By DON JENKINS EO Media Group An entrepreneur at the fore- front of establishing hemp in Washington state says that he has harvested his ﬁ rst crop but doesn’t know what he’ll do with it, underlining the unpre- dictable future for sober can- nabis in the state. Cory Sharp said he ﬁ g- ures he can store for a couple of years an estimated 70,000 to 80,000 pounds of hemp grain. He said he’s trying to line up ﬁ nancing for a plant to make hemp-seed oil, sold Don Jenkins/EO Media Group Washington state hemp en- trepreneur Cory Sharp said that his hemp crop has been harvested, but he’s still looking for a market. as a nutritional supplement. “It’ll take millions to do it right,” he said. “It’s a lot of capital, and there are a lot of hurdles.” Sharp, owner of Hemp- Logic, oversaw last spring the ﬁ rst planting of hemp under rules set down by the Wash- ington State Department of Agriculture. The rules care- fully followed federal limits on cultivating hemp plants, which remain a federally controlled substance, even in states with legal recreational marijuana. The grain harvested in Grant County by Sharp are viable seeds, so they can’t cross state lines. They must be processed in Washington. “We’re out of harvest and trying to ﬁ nd homes for things,” Sharp said. “We have to ﬁ nd a market before we do anything.” The state licenses hemp growers and processors, mon- itors the seed supply and inspects farms. So far, the state has issued six hemp licenses, including one to a Washing- ton State University researcher and two to Indian tribes. Meanwhile, other states, such as Oregon, Colorado, Ken- tucky and Tennessee, have each licensed dozens of hemp farmers or processors. The Washington State Department of Agriculture says about 180 acres of hemp were planted this year. Once launched this year, the pro- gram was to be sustained by fees. But the fees have raised approximately $8,100, while the department has spent $146,000 on the program. The department says it’s not fea- sible to expect fees to sup- port the program and will ask lawmakers to appropri- ate $287,000 from the general fund to continue it. Sharp and hemp consultant Joy Beckerman said high fees are a problem and so are the restrictions. Beckerman said she has a long list of proposals for changing the state’s program. “It’s at a crossroads,” she said. “We need to remove some of these barriers. … We need more seeds in the ground.” One of Beckerman’s pro- posals is to make sure a mar- ijuana grow can’t push aside a hemp farm. Under a state rule, hemp can’t be grown within 4 miles of marijuana. If a mari- juana grow moves in the area, the hemp farm must go. “I, unfortunately, have to tell people, ‘Beware, don’t go buy a farm,’” Beckerman said. Although Congress autho- rized state-supervised hemp cultivation and marketing in the 2014 Farm Bill, the crop still faces regulatory uncer- tainty. Oregon U.S. Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and three other senators sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Gen- eral Jeff Sessions in June say- ing they were concerned that people involved in hemp pro- grams are being denied bank- ing services. “This next year is going to be interesting,” Sharp said. “I don’t have a rosy picture for you,” he said. “Being a pio- neer is never easy.” Federal wildlife agency says wolf was shot, offers reward by Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The wolf’s carcass was discovered in April and taken to a federal lab in Ashland for a necropsy. The results were not announced until Wednesday . The animal had one or more gunshot wounds, according to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service . It’s not clear when the wolf was shot. A year earlier, on Oct. 6, 2016, an Oregon wolf des- ignated OR-28 was found By ERIC MORTENSON EO Media Group State and federal wildlife ofﬁ cials are investigating the death of a second wolf dis- covered in the Fremont-Wen- ema National Forest of s outh- ern Oregon in the past year. The U.S. Fish and Wild- life Service offered a $5,000 reward for information lead- ing to the arrest of the per- son responsible for shooting a gray wolf designated OR-33 dead in the national forest. That carcass also was exam- ined at the Ashland lab, but the cause of death hasn’t been announced. Brent Lawrence, Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman, said the case is still open. The federal agency and Oregon State Police are jointly investigating. The wolf deaths are not necessarily related. State Department of Fish and Wild- life spokeswoman Michelle Dennehy said the sites where FIVE-DAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TONIGHT SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY 38 58 40 62 42 Partly cloudy and chilly Intervals of clouds and sunshine Intervals of clouds and sunshine ALMANAC Rain First Salem 34/62 Newport 39/59 Oct 27 Last Nov 3 Source: Jim Todd, OMSI TOMORROW'S TIDES Astoria / Port Docks Time 3:41 a.m. 3:59 p.m. Low 0.2 ft. 2.3 ft. Hi 84 62 68 66 66 71 91 43 86 71 83 85 78 82 87 78 89 67 86 67 78 64 71 53 69 Today Lo 67 55 61 40 55 57 68 31 76 58 65 59 59 65 78 58 73 60 68 62 63 40 53 38 63 Baker 17/52 Lakeview 16/54 REGIONAL CITIES City Baker City Bend Brookings Eugene Ilwaco Klamath Falls Medford Newberg Newport North Bend Hi 48 46 59 57 56 51 59 58 55 60 Today Lo 17 23 45 32 44 21 35 36 39 40 W c sh pc sh sh c c sh sh sh Hi 52 55 67 60 56 58 70 61 59 62 Sat. Lo W 23 s 28 s 48 s 33 s 45 c 21 s 34 s 40 pc 42 pc 41 s City Olympia Pendleton Portland Roseburg Salem Seaside Spokane Springfi eld Vancouver Yakima Hi 56 51 57 60 59 56 45 57 57 59 Today Lo 33 31 38 38 34 40 31 33 37 25 W sh sh sh sh sh sh r sh sh pc Hi 58 59 61 65 62 57 49 62 60 60 Sat. Lo 37 35 41 37 38 44 33 35 41 31 W c s pc s pc pc pc s pc pc TOMORROW'S NATIONAL WEATHER NATIONAL CITIES W pc s pc s sh pc pc c t pc s s s s t s s c s sh s s pc sh sh Hi 81 72 72 55 70 74 90 41 86 79 81 79 88 90 88 85 89 73 87 78 87 52 75 57 78 Sat. Lo 66 63 53 29 42 66 56 25 75 62 44 52 63 69 78 67 74 63 50 66 53 32 54 44 67 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. W pc pc r c r c pc c sh pc t s s s t s s c pc pc pc pc s c c WASHINGTON Thursday’s Daily Game: 4-4-6 PUBLIC MEETINGS MONDAY Astoria City Council, 7 p.m., City Hall, 1095 Duane St. Thursday’s Keno: 03-05-13-15- 20-25-28-34-35-39-45-52-53- 54-58-61-63-67-77-78 Thursday’s Match 4: 03-07- 15-20 CORRECTION Incorrect game date — The Seattle Seahawks play the New York Giants on Oct. 22. The date of the game was incorrectly listed as Sunday on 10A Thursday. OBITUARY POLICY up to 25 $ 125! Thursday’s Lucky Lines: 04-07- 12-14-19-23-26-29 Estimated jackpot: $11,000 OREGON Thursday’s Pick 4: 1 p.m.: 8-5-8-1 4 p.m.: 3-0-1-9 7 p.m.: 2-4-7-6 10 p.m.: 5-9-7-9 125th Anniversary Sale! Enter to win Gimre’s s gift certificate worth Leo Kenneth Leard Jr., 88, was born Dec. the American Legion Post 99, where he was a 18, 1928, to Leo (Pop Leard) and Ina (Van commander from 1975 to 1976. He is survived by his wife of 66 years, Millie; Camp) Leard in Astoria, Oregon. Leo grew up in Seaside and graduated from Seaside High two daughters, Viki McDonald of Kelso, Wash- ington, and Kathi Winslow School in 1948. of Vancouver, Washing- He enlisted in the ton; and a son, Keith, of Marine Corps after high Elkh orn, Nebraska. He has school. He worked as an several grandchildren and instructor for plane sim- great-grandchildren, and ulators and in mainte- a niece and a nephew. He nance at his duty stations was preceded in death by a throughout the U.S. He daughter, Sherri Schlappi, retired from the Marines and a sister, Phyllis Card. as a master gunnery ser- A private military geant in 1969, and moved Leo Leard Jr. graveside service will be his family back to Seaside. Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017, He worked for Colum- bia Oil for several years, and decided to buy at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland. We would like to thank Hospice for all Service Oil with his brother-in-law, Frank Brad- ford, and his friend, Hank. Years later, he sold the special care that was given to d ad. A spe- the business and went back to work for the mil- cial thank you to his nurse, Mia, and his case- worker, Lindsey, from Hospice, and the won- itary civil service in Fort Lewis, Washington. Leo was very active in his community. He derful staff at Highlander Place. You all are belonged to the Elks Lodge in Seaside and to truly our angels. LOTTERIES Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. $ ARCH CAPE — The Coast Guard hoisted two women off a rock near Hug Point State Park Thursday evening after they beca me ment. An MH-60 Jayhawk crew from Air Station Astoria arrived around 6:30 p.m. and deployed a rescue swimmer. The women were hoisted and taken to emergency medical services in Cannon Beach. Kelso, Washington Dec. 18, 1928 – Oct. 10, 2017 Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2017 Tonight's Sky: Bright star Capella, of Auriga, and Al- debaran, of Taurus, are emerging above the eastern horizon before midnight. stranded by the incoming tide. Watchstanders at Sec- tor Columbia River in War- renton received a request for assistance at 5:50 p.m. from the Seaside Police Depart- The Daily Astorian Leo Kenneth Leard Jr. Burns 10/47 Ashland 33/66 tracking collar, but it quit transmitting in August 2016, according to the state . OR-28 was a 3-year old female that was collared in June 2014 and dispersed from the Mount Emily pack in November 2015. Within a month, tracking collar data showed it had traveled more than 450 miles and was in the Silver Lake area in s outh c en- tral Oregon. The wolf paired up with a male, OR-3, and had at least one pup. Coast Guard hoists beachgoers stranded by tide La Grande 24/53 Ontario 28/55 Klamath Falls 21/58 Four Harl Butte Pack wolves have been shot since August and the state recently autho- rized killing four more. One Meacham Pack wolf was shot before lethal authorization expired. The two wolves found dead both dispersed from n ortheast Oregon. OR-33, a male estimated to be 4-years-old, left the Imnaha Pack in November 2015 and was not known to be part of a pack. It wore a OBITUARIES Roseburg 38/65 Brookings 46/72 Nov 10 John Day 25/53 Bend 23/55 Medford 35/70 UNDER THE SKY High 7.3 ft. 7.5 ft. Prineville 22/56 Lebanon 34/62 Eugene 32/60 Full Pendleton 31/59 The Dalles 35/63 Portland 38/61 Sunset tonight ........................... 6:33 p.m. Sunrise Saturday ........................ 7:31 a.m. Coos Bay Moonrise today ......................... 12:37 a.m. 39/61 Moonset today ........................... 3:42 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 Clouds breaking for some sun Tillamook 36/59 SUN AND MOON Time 10:10 a.m. 9:51 p.m. 59 46 Shown is tomorrow's weather. Temperatures are tonight's lows and tomorrow's highs. ASTORIA 38/58 Precipitation Thursday .......................................... 0.51" Month to date ................................... 1.23" Normal month to date ....................... 1.64" Year to date .................................... 54.44" Normal year to date ........................ 41.88" Oct 19 62 45 REGIONAL WEATHER Astoria through Thursday. Temperatures High/low ....................................... 58°/47° Normal high/low ........................... 62°/45° Record high ............................ 79° in 1939 Record low ............................. 34° in 1981 New TUESDAY the wolves were found are “geographically far apart.” Still, conservation groups and wolf activists have long warned that wolf poach- ing is going on, and ques- tion whether the state is doing enough to protect them. The news about OR-33 also comes on the heels of Oregon authorizing “lethal control” on the Harl Butte and Mea- cham wolf packs in n orth- east Oregon for repeated live- stock attacks this summer. OFF S HOES ! 20 % OFF Socks • Insoles • Bags! The Daily Astorian Established July 1, 1873 (USPS 035-000) Some Exclusions Apply. Sale Ends Sunday Oct. 15 The Daily Astorian publishes paid obituaries. The obituary can include a small photo and, for veterans, a ﬂ ag symbol at no charge. The deadline for all obituaries is 9 a.m. the business day prior. Obituaries may be edited for spelling, proper punctuation and style. Death notices and upcoming services will be published at no charge. Notices must be submitted by 9 a.m. the day of publication. Obituaries and notices may be submitted online at www.dailyastorian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewilson@dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Daily Asto- rian ofﬁ ce, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. 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