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Newspaper Page TextA7 THE ASTORIAN • SATURDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2019 Oregon will soon ban ﬂ avored vaping products By FEDOR ZARKHIN The Oregonian Oregon will ban all ﬂ avored vaping prod- ucts starting Tuesday as federal ofﬁ cials remain stumped about exactly what’s caus- ing severe lung injuries associated with e-cigarettes. The action followed Gov. Kate Brown’s order last week that the Oregon Liquor Con- trol Commission and the Oregon Health Authority put a six-month ban on the prod- ucts — both those with THC, the active chemical in marijuana, and those with nicotine. Sales of unﬂ avored vaping products will continue. If in the coming weeks or months investigators connect other products to lung injuries, they will also be banned, the gover- nor said. Flavored marijuana vaping ban OLCC chair Paul Rosenbaum told the people packed into the commission’s meet- ing room Friday that his board’s goal was not to get into the way of the legal mari- juana industry. But the agency’s ﬁ rst concern always must be safety, he said. “The public health and safety of the con- stituents of this state are the most important thing that we have,” Rosenbaum said. The OLCC will conduct retail inspections starting Tuesday, the agency’s compliance director said. Under the temporary rules, marijuana retailers and processors that keep making or selling the products could lose their license. The ﬂ avored THC-product ban includes all vape products ﬂ avored with chemicals that aren’t extracted from marijuana, even if the chemicals extracted from other plants are identical to the ones found naturally in marijuana. John Thompson, owner of the vape oil production company Sublime Solutions, said he was disappointed by the decision. “I may lose my business next week,” Thompson said. Up to 70% of what his company pro- duces includes ﬂ avor chemicals, called ter- penes, that are extracted from plants other than marijuana. To give marijuana oils a natural taste, pro- ducers can extract terpenes from marijuana and then reintroduce them to vape oils. But terpene varieties in some marijuana strains can be extracted from other plants that aren’t as expensive to process. The ban would include vape juice with such chemicals. Nicotine vaping ban The Oregon Health Authority, which reg- ulates tobacco products, on Friday published a Tuesday ban on nicotine vaping products, spokesman Jonathan Modie said. E-cigarettes with nicotine have ﬂ ooded the retail market in recent years and have been linked to a rise in youth use of the prod- ucts. Nicotine liquids come in a wide variety of ﬂ avors, such as mango, vanilla and blue- berry, and can contain concentrations of nic- otine that far exceed conventional cigarettes. Oregon is one of few states that doesn’t have a centralized tobacco and nicotine e-cigarette retailer oversight system, leaving most regulation of tobacco sales to the cit- ies and counties that decide independently to regulate them. Oregon now ofﬁ cially joins a host of states that have banned or tried to ban ﬂ a- vored e-cigarettes, including Washington, even as the cause of the epidemic remains unknown. The ﬁ rst death, in Illinois, was announced Aug. 23. The second death, in Oregon, was announced in early September, although the person died in July. Ofﬁ cials say they know of 1,299 people in 49 states who have fallen ill and 26 who have died from lung disease connected to vaping. As of Tuesday, nine Oregonians have fallen ill and two have died. Five of them bought THC products at legal retail stores. State health ofﬁ cials have cautioned against coming to conclusions about Oregon’s legal marijuana vaping products. OBITUARIES Christopher Jay Douglas Boyle Wilson Seaside Dec. 21, 1985 — Sept. 28, 2019 Christopher Jay Douglas her ﬁ ve children, of Warrenton, Boyle Wilson, 33, of Seaside, Oregon; many aunts, uncles, cousins and extended family Oregon, died Sept. 28, 2019, in members; and many, many won- Seaside. derful friends. He was born Dec. 21, 1985, A celebration of life was held in Astoria, Oregon, the son of at the Paciﬁ c Grange on Friday, the late Dorothy “Cis” Wil- Oct. 11. son and the late Douglas Boyle. Any donations can be made He was the youngest of three in person or on our Facebook siblings. fundraiser page at bit.ly/CJDB- He is survived by his wife, Marie Johnson, of Seaside; his Christopher Wilson Wilson to help with expenses. Caldwell’s Luce-Layton brother, Mike (and Krysta) Wil- son, and their three girls, of Vancouver, Mortuary of Astoria is in charge of the Washington; his sister, Misty Wilson, and arrangements. Betty Lucille Chilson Astoria May 29, 1938 — Sept. 18, 2019 Betty Lucille Chilson passed away peacefully on Sept. 18, 2019. She was born May 29, 1938, in Hub- bard, Oregon, to Henry and Eva Lois. Betty raised ﬁ ve children with her hus- band, Kenneth Chilson, all while work- ing full time. As the children grew up, Ken and Betty moved to Seaside to run Hara’s Restaurant, later moving to Asto- ria to own the Jeffers Gardens Inn. After Ken’s death in 1990, Betty kept right on working, spanning a total of 41 years. Betty leaves many friends and fam- ily members behind. She will also leave a big hole in everyone’s heart who knew her. A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, Oct. 12, at 1 p.m. at the Ameri- can Legion in Astoria, Oregon. OBITUARY POLICY The 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 DailyAstorian.com/forms/obits, by email at ewilson@dailyastorian.com, placed via the funeral home or in person at The Astorian ofﬁ ce, 949 Exchange St. in Astoria. For more information, call 503-325-3211, ext. 257. OREGON CAPITAL Schnitzer will demolish INSIDER never-used Wapato Jail We’re investing in Salem coverage when other news organizations are cutting back. Get the inside scoop on state government and politics! SMILE Better • LOOK Better • SLEEP Better By REBECCA ELLIS Oregon Public Broadcasting The frustrated owner of north Portland’s never-used Wapato Jail has announced he will bulldoze the facility in the coming months — unless someone comes up with funding to convert the facility into a home- less shelter in the next two weeks. Jordan Schnitzer, president of Harsch Investment Properties, said Thursday he planned to sign a demolition contract by the month’s end. Assuming no last minute stake- holder steps in, Schnitzer said his company will break ground on a new warehouse in its place by early spring. Schnitzer said he was “sickened” that a year-and-a half-long quest to convert the 150,000-square foot jail into a shelter would end with the facility reduced to rubble. But city leaders, along with local nonproﬁ ts, had been reticent to place the city’s homeless in adapted jail cells 11 miles away from Port- land’s downtown core. And Schnitzer had held he needed their buy-in to forge ahead with the plan. “After 18 months and a million or two in costs, we have no choice but to say that’s it,” Schnitzer told reporters at a press con- ference. “We still have not gotten anything in writing to do a lease.” Multnomah County ﬁ nished the $58 mil- lion jail in 2004, but never came up with the money to operate it. The county sold the facility in 2018 to developer Marty Kehoe, who in turn sold it to Schnitzer. Within a few months, Schnitzer warned the project might be doomed due to lack of Functional Orthodontics that allows foundational changes for enhanced facial esthetics, straight teeth, airway and stable TMJ Daytime-Nighttime appliance or DNA dramatically improves your ability to breath The Appliance Changes Lives Kayo Lackey/Oregon Public Broadcasting Jordan Schnizter said he will bulldoze the Wapato Jail in the coming months unless someone comes up with funding to convert the building into a homeless shelter. funds. He ﬁ led for a demolition permit last November. Still, Schnitzer apparently held onto hope that a well-heeled funder would step in to save the facility. Just last month, he appeared in a promotional video advocating for the facility to be converted to a “wellness center” for the area’s homeless, saying it was “all set to go.” But, as the The Oregonian reported, time has almost run out on the demolition permit, which is set to expire at the end of October. In a statement Wednesday, Multnomah County said it was glad that Schnitzer had “reached the conclusion that he can’t afford to warehouse people in this remote jail.” It was clear, they said, that it was “the wrong building in the wrong place.” SEVENDAY FORECAST FOR ASTORIA TODAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY Before After Adolescent DNA KLEMP FAMILY DENTISTRY Dr. Dennis Klemp, DMD, FAGD 1006 West Marine Dr., Astoria • (503) 468-0116 klempfamilydentistry.com THURSDAY FRIDAY REGIONAL FORECAST Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Seattle 60 44 Cloudy 57 42 Mostly cloudy 59 43 57 48 Partly sunny Cloudy, rain possible 59 47 59 46 Rain Showers possible 56 44 Chance of rain Aberdeen Olympia 59/44 58/46 Wenatchee Tacoma Moses Lake 58/42 ALMANAC UNDER THE SKY TODAY'S TIDES Astoria through Thursday Tonight’s Sky: Orion stands to its southeast, with Sirius, the sky’s brightest star, Astoria / Port Docks Temperatures High/low ................................ 60/32 Normal high/low .................. 63/45 Record high .................. 83 in 1991 Record low .................... 32 in 2019 Precipitation Thursday ................................. 0.00” Month to date ........................ 0.93” Normal month to date ......... 1.32” Year to date .......................... 32.72” Normal year to date ........... 41.56” Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2019 Time 12:54 a.m. 7.1 7:13 a.m. 1:21 p.m. 7.6 7:40 p.m. Cape Disappointment 12:32 a.m. 6.8 6:31 a.m. 12:58 p.m. 7.1 6:52 p.m. Source: Jim Todd, OMSI Hammond SUN AND MOON Sunrise today .................. 7:28 a.m. Sunset tonight ............... 6:35 p.m. Moonrise today ............. 6:38 p.m. Moonset today ............... 6:02 a.m. Full Last New First 12:42 a.m. 7.3 6:45 a.m. 1:06 p.m. 7.8 7:12 p.m. Warrenton 12:49 a.m. 7.5 6:57 a.m. 1:16 p.m. 8.0 7:24 p.m. Knappa 1:31 a.m. 1:58 p.m. 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 7.4 8:14 a.m. 7.9 8:41 p.m. 0.4 0.4 12:12 p.m. 7.9 5:57 a.m. none 6:22 p.m. 1.0 1.2 Depoe Bay Oct 13 Oct 21 Oct 27 Nov 4 0.5 0.5 City Atlanta Boston Chicago Dallas Denver Honolulu Houston Los Angeles Miami New York City Phoenix San Francisco Wash., DC Today Hi/Lo/W Sun. Hi/Lo/W 79/61/c 60/54/r 52/41/pc 67/52/s 65/31/s 86/75/pc 69/57/pc 84/58/s 86/75/pc 69/55/pc 90/63/s 74/51/s 75/53/pc 72/62/t 68/52/pc 52/36/pc 76/62/s 71/39/pc 86/76/pc 77/65/pc 78/58/s 87/78/pc 67/54/pc 91/64/s 69/51/s 69/56/r Weather (W): s-sunny, pc-partly cloudy, c-cloudy, sh-showers, t-thunderstorms, r-rain, sf-snow fl urries, sn-snow, i-ice. 62/40 Hermiston The Dalles 62/39 Enterprise Pendleton 59/37 60/40 61/44 La Grande 60/38 62/44 NATIONAL CITIES High (ft.) Time Low (ft.) 59/37 Kennewick Walla Walla 60/40 Lewiston 60/38 60/44 Salem Pullman 58/37 Longview 60/44 Portland 62/47 55/37 Yakima 59/39 58/41 Astoria Spokane 56/40 Corvallis 64/43 Albany 63/44 John Day Eugene Bend 65/45 64/38 66/41 Ontario 61/30 Caldwell Burns 62/26 61/29 Medford 72/45 Klamath Falls 66/31 City Baker City Brookings Ilwaco Newberg Newport Today Hi/Lo/W 60/28/pc 63/46/pc 59/48/c 61/46/c 61/47/c Sun. Hi/Lo/W 61/32/pc 62/51/c 57/43/c 60/37/c 57/42/c City North Bend Roseburg Seaside Springfi eld Vancouver Today Hi/Lo/W 62/47/c 71/48/pc 60/47/c 66/46/pc 60/46/c Sun. Hi/Lo/W 61/45/c 64/46/c 57/42/c 62/38/c 60/40/c