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Page 2A NATION East Oregonian Wednesday, January 28, 2015 After crash on White House lawn, Pot shop off limits Obama urges move on drone rules to military members “Marijuana OLYMPIA, Wash (AP) — Dozens of recreation- al marijuana businesses in Washington state have been sent letters from the military saying the shops are off limits to all mem- bers of the armed forces, DQRI¿FLDOVDLG7XHVGD\ The letters, dated Jan. 21, say military person- QHO ZLOO EH LQGH¿QLWHO\ prohibited from entering such a business unless its owner agrees to stop sell- ing substances similar to marijuana. A total of 86 letters have been sent to business- es with licenses to sell rec- reational marijuana under voter-approved Initiative 502, said Joe Kubistek, a spokesman for Joint Base Lewis-McChord. “Despite the passage of Initiative 502, the use, possession, manufacture, or distribution of mari- juana remains illegal for all service members, at all times and locations,” Kub- istek said in an email. Hilary Bricken, a Seat- tle attorney, said two of the marijuana businesses she represents had received the letters. She said the shops have no responsibility to inquire about the military status of their customers, but noted that some opera- tors were concerned about repercussions if they don’t respond. “The Army is totally powerless to do anything to these businesses, but that doesn’t stop my cli- ents from freaking out,” she said. Kubistek stressed that OHWWHU LV D FRXUWHV\ QRWL¿- cation to the businesses. “The Armed Forc- es Disciplinary Control Board recognizes these businesses were estab- lished for the purpose of selling and distributing marijuana, within state guidelines, and had no in- tention of interfering with their business operations,” By JOSH LEDERMAN and CALVIN WOODWARD Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the wayward quadcopter that crashed harmlessly on the White House grounds shows that the U.S. must update its laws to manage the expanding frontier of commercial and consumer drones and ensure only good things come in these small packages. It’s his own administration that has lagged on the matter. Both Congress and the drone industry have pressed for UXOHVDQGFODUL¿FDWLRQDVWKHWHFKQRORJ\ of civilian drone use grows apace and the small unmanned craft become ever cheaper. Obama, in a CNN interview from In- dia, likened the 2-foot-long quadcopter that crashed on the White House lawn to one that could be bought at Radio Shack, which lists them from $50 to $700. “We don’t yet have the legal structures and the architecture both globally and within individual countries to manage them the way that we need to,” Obama VDLG7XHVGD\3DUWRIKLVMRELQKLV¿QDO WZR\HDUVLQRI¿FH³LVVHHLQJLIZHFDQ start providing some sort of framework that ensures that we get the good and minimize the bad.” The Secret Service released no further details on the drone operator whose hap- less adventure in the middle of the night Monday set off an emergency White House lockdown. The man stepped forward hours after the episode and ap- peared to convince investigators that the extraordinary breach of presidential se- curity — and of existing rules for drone ÀLJKWV²ZDVDQLQQRFHQWPLVWDNH (YHQ VR WKH HUUDQW ÀLJKW SRLQWHG to vulnerabilities in defending against VPDOO ORZÀ\LQJ WKUHDWV DV ZHOO DV WKH risks, already becoming common, of hobbyist drones going astray in populat- ed places or near airports. The Federal Aviation Administration, pressed by Congress, had wanted to re- lease proposed rules for small drones by the end of 2014. To the dismay of the AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais Members of the Secret Service search the grounds of the North Lawn of the White House in Washington, Monday. drone industry, that process is now drag- ging into 2015. Even after rules are pro- posed, it is likely to be two or three years EHIRUHUHJXODWLRQVEHFRPH¿QDO $V LW QRZ VWDQGV KREE\LVWV FDQ À\ drones if they keep them under 400 feet in altitude, 5 miles from an airport, al- ways within sight and not within a highly populated area. Commercial use is large- ly banned, with only a small number of companies permitted to use them for in- spections and aerial photography. Lethal drones have become an im- portant part of the U.S. arsenal, used to attack enemy positions. Their civilian cousins can be used for inspecting crops and weather conditions, conducting sur- veillance in other many forms and even delivering packages. “Incredibly useful functions,” Obama said. Congress wanted rules for small drones in place last year and a larger framework by this September. The FAA has been waiting for the White House to approve a proposal for rules that would clear the way for small, commercial GURQHV ÀLJKWV 5HJXODWLRQV IRU ODUJHU drones aren’t expected anytime soon. Separately, the White House has been AP Photo/US Secret Service This handout photo provided by the U.S. Secret Service shows the drone that crashed Monday onto the White House grounds in Washington. working on an executive order to address privacy issues raised by drones and had expected to release that order six months ago. But that has not happened. Obama told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria he’s “assigned some of the relevant agen- cies to start talking to stakeholders and ¿JXUHRXWKRZZH¶UHJRLQJWRSXWDQDU- chitecture in place that makes sure that these things aren’t dangerous and that they’re not violating people’s privacy.” 43k Oregonians still waiting on Medicaid applications PORTLAND (AP) — About 43,000 low-income Oregonians are waiting for their Medicaid applications to be fully processed, state KHDOWKRI¿FLDOVVD\ The Oregon Health Authority says some of the applications came through the federal government’s portal and have been determined HOLJLEOH IRU EHQH¿WV EXW have not been entered in the state’s system; others are still incomplete and stuck in limbo. About 30,000 applications in the backlog came in through the federal HealthCare.Gov portal. Another 13,000 are new applications that were ¿OHGZLWKWKHVWDWH The delay in processing, said OHA’s Kimberly Mounts, is caused by a larger WKDQQRUPDOLQÀX[RISHRSOH who are applying and re- applying, and by a switch in the state’s enrollment system. Oregon previously used software developed as part of its insurance exchange, Cover Oregon, to make eligibility determinations for Medicaid. Oregon ditched the glitch- ¿OOHG&RYHU2UHJRQVRIWZDUH last spring and decided to switch to the federal portal. As a result, most people who needed to apply or re-apply for the Oregon Health Plan used the federal portal. 6RPH RI WKH ¿OHV DOVR are missing income or other key information, so the state must reach those individuals DQG XSGDWH WKHLU ¿OHV EHIRUH determining whether they are HOLJLEOHIRUEHQH¿WV About 200 people are processing the applications. 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Lo 37 25 30 44 26 28 39 32 36 29 25 27 26 35 42 42 32 37 35 36 29 37 33 30 34 37 33 W s pc s s pc pc s pc pc pc s pc pc s s s pc pc pc s s s pc pc s pc pc Hi 33 69 56 51 73 23 48 51 35 75 45 Lo 17 60 39 36 40 21 38 32 20 63 33 W pc pc sh r s c r s pc r sn Hi 41 70 57 41 74 27 44 55 37 75 44 Thu. Lo 18 59 38 35 40 26 34 51 21 63 38 W s c pc sn s sn r r c pc pc WINDS Boardman Pendleton Today Thursday NNE 3-6 WNW 3-6 NNE 3-6 N 3-6 UV INDEX TODAY 0 To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: HPDLOUVWUXWKHUV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRPRUYLVLWZZZHDVWRUHJRQLDQ FRPFRPPXQLW\DQQRXQFHPHQWV Legal Advertising:$PDQGD-DFREV DMDFREV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP WORLD CITIES Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows. Coastal Oregon: Rather cloudy today and tonight; a shower in spots across the north. NEWS To submit news tips and press releases:FDOO ID[HPDLOQHZV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Today (in mph) Klamath Falls 51/28 ADVERTISING Advertising Director: Jennine Perkinson MSHUNLQVRQ#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Real Estate Advertising: Jodi Snook MVQRRN#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Astoria Baker City Bend Brookings Burns Enterprise Eugene Heppner Hermiston John Day Klamath Falls La Grande Meacham Medford Newport North Bend Ontario Pasco Pendleton Portland Redmond Salem Spokane Ukiah Vancouver Walla Walla Yakima 0 1 1 he wrote. The letter states that shops have 30 days to prevent evidence to the Armed Forces Disci- plinary Control Board at Joint Base Lewis-Mc- Chord — which oversees military personnel in the region — that the busi- nesses agree to stop sell- ing the substances to mil- itary personnel. However, Kubistek noted that the letters are similar to ones the military is required to send to any businesses deemed to be harmful to members of the military, and that the onus is on military members to know they should not to go there, not for shops to be required to determine whether their customers are military or not. A list of off-limit busi- nesses on the base’s web- site range from a payday OHQGLQJ RI¿FH LQ %UHPHU- ton to a nightclub in Fed- eral Way. .XELVWHN VDLG QRWL¿- cation letters are sent to businesses when the board determines that certain conditions exist involving such things as drugs, pros- titution, discriminatory practices, or liquor viola- tions like serving people who are underage. “The intention of that notice or timeframe is to give them the opportuni- ty to rebut the off-limits designation, if they want to,” Kubistek said during a phone interview. Corrections REGIONAL CITIES Forecast — Joe Kubistek Spokesman, Joint Base Lewis-McChord The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. If you notice a mistake in the paper, please call 541-966-0818. &ODVVLÀHG$GYHUWLVLQJ FODVVL¿HGV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Single copy price: 7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\6DWXUGD\ Copyright © 2014, EO Media Group remains illegal for all service members.” 0 0 8 a.m. 10 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 4 p.m. 6 p.m. 0-2, Low 3-5, Moderate 6-7, High; 8-10, Very High; 11+, Extreme The higher the AccuWeather.com UV Index™ num- ber, the greater the need for eye and skin protection. Forecasts and graphics provided by AccuWeather, Inc. ©2015 Shown are noon positions of weather systems and precipitation. Temperature bands are highs for the day. -10s -0s showers t-storms 0s 10s rain 20s flurries 30s 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low National Summary: Sunshine will expand from the southern Atlantic Seaboard to New England today. As a chill holds in the East, milder air will poke northward over the Central states and will continue in the West. 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