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Page 2A NORTHWEST East Oregonian Friday, July 17, 2015 3RWSLRQHHULQJ&RORUDGRUHMHFWV marijuana as PTSD treatment Associated Press DENVER — Colorado is known for pushing boundaries on marijuana, EXWKHDOWKRI¿FLDOV¶GHFLVLRQ WR UHMHFW SRW DV D WUHDWPHQW IRU SRVWWUDXPDWLF VWUHVV disorder shows the issue is far from settled. Voters have made mari- MXDQDOHJDOIRUERWKPHGLFDO DQG UHFUHDWLRQDO XVH EXW JRYHUQPHQWRI¿FLDOVDWKDYH FRQWLQXDOO\SXVKHGEDFN The state Board of Health voted 6-2 Wednesday against adding PTSD to the list of ailments eligible IRU WUHDWPHQW ZLWK PHGLFDO PDULMXDQD ,W FDPH GHVSLWH D UHFRPPHQGDWLRQ IURP D FKLHI PHGLFDO RI¿FHU DQG D SDQHORISK\VLFLDQV %RDUG PHPEHUV FLWHG D ODFN RI UHVHDUFK LQFOXGLQJ PHGLFDOWULDOV ³:H KDYH DQ DEVHQFH RI VFLHQWL¿F LQIRUPDWLRQ´ ERDUG PHPEHU 5LFN %URZQ said. Marijuana is illegal under federal law, and some VFLHQWLVWV VD\ UHVHDUFK KDV been stymied by government KXUGOHV LQFOXGLQJ D GHFOD- ration that marijuana is a FRQWUROOHGVXEVWDQFHZLWKQR DFFHSWHGPHGLFDOXVH The Department of Health DQG+XPDQ6HUYLFHVPDGHLW a little easier last month for SULYDWHO\ IXQGHG PHGLFDO PDULMXDQD UHVHDUFK WR JHW AP Photo/David Zalubowski Larry Wolk, executive director and chief medical officer of the Colorado Department of Health, listens to testimony before the Colorado Board of Health Wednesday in Denver. approved. The department VDLG D IHGHUDO 3XEOLF +HDOWK 6HUYLFH UHYLHZ RI UHVHDUFK SURSRVDOVLVQRORQJHUQHFHV- VDU\ EHFDXVH LW GXSOLFDWHV D required review by the Food and Drug Administration. Some people attending :HGQHVGD\¶VYRWHRQ376' noted that none of the PHGLFDOFRQGLWLRQVFXUUHQWO\ HOLJLEOH IRU VWDWH PHGLFDO PDULMXDQD FDUGV LQFOXGLQJ AIDS, epilepsy and JODXFRPD KDV WKH NLQG RI VFLHQWL¿F EDFNLQJ WKH ERDUG mentioned. 2QH SK\VLFLDQ UHFHQWO\ awarded a state grant to study marijuana use by veterans WHVWL¿HGWKDW376'VXIIHUHUV are already using pot to treat their symptoms. “People are going to use LW DQ\ZD\´ VDLG 'U 6XH Sisley, adding that PTSD VXIIHUHUV FDQ VKRS DW UHFUH- ational dispensaries or get D GRFWRU¶V UHFRPPHQGDWLRQ IRU WKH EURDG FDWHJRU\ RI ³VHYHUHSDLQ´ZKLFKFRYHUV PRUHWKDQSHUFHQWRIWKH 113,000 Coloradans on the PHGLFDOPDULMXDQDUHJLVWU\ Many of those patients ask pot-shop employees, known DV³EXGWHQGHUV´DERXWXVLQJ marijuana to treat PTSD, not WKHLUSK\VLFLDQV6LVOH\VDLG “This just provides better DFFHVV WR GLIIHUHQW VWUDLQV XQGHU D SK\VLFLDQ¶V JXLG- DQFH´ VKH VDLG LQ IDYRU RI adding PTSD. BRIEFLY Portland approves land purchase likely for homeless Multnomah County Detention Center on VXVSLFLRQRIEDQNUREEHU\ -DLOUHFRUGVVKRZKHLVDOVR DFFXVHGRIIDLOLQJWRUHJLVWHU 3257/$1'$3²7KH as a sex offender. 3RUWODQG&LW\&RXQFLOKDV DXWKRUL]HGWKHSXUFKDVHRI Dad found guilty of ODQGLGHQWL¿HGDVDOLNHO\ new spot for a homeless asking someone to FRPPXQLW\ beat baby sitter 7KHFRXQFLORQ Wednesday unanimously 0(')25'$3²$ DXWKRUL]HGRI¿FLDOVWRVSHQG -DFNVRQ&RXQW\MXU\KDV more than $254,000 to buy found a father guilty of ODQGLQWKHFHQWUDOHDVWVLGH asking someone to beat up ZKLFKPD\EHWKHQHZKRPH his baby sitter after she made for the Right 2 Dream Too FRPPHQWVWKDWFDXVHGKLPWR KRPHOHVVFDPSFXUUHQWO\LQ WHPSRUDULO\ORVHFXVWRG\RI 3RUWODQG¶VGRZQWRZQThe KLVFKLOG Oregonian reported. The Medford Mail Commissioner Amanda Tribune reports that )ULW]DQQRXQFHGWKUHHPRQWKV 31-year-old Corey Fenton DJRWKDWRI¿FLDOVZHUHWU\LQJ was found guilty Wednesday WREX\WKHSDUFHORIODQG RIVROLFLWLQJIRXUWKGHJUHH from the state Department DVVDXOWDQGFRQVSLUDF\WR of Transportation for the FRPPLWIRXUWKGHJUHHDVVDXOW homeless group. 3URVHFXWRUVVD\)HQWRQ Central Eastside Industrial DQGKLVIDWKHU/XWKHU3DXO &RXQFLOSUHVLGHQW'HEELH Bann, met with a female .LWFKLQVD\VWKHSURFHVVKDV friend in 2012 and offered not been open. her marijuana worth $3,000 “We think it is premature to $5,000 as partial payment and not responsible when you WR¿QGVRPHRQHWREHDWXS KDYHQ¶WGHWHUPLQHGWKHXVH the baby sitter. The woman IRULW´VKHVDLG told authorities the men said Mayor Charlie Hales they wanted the sitter beaten has stressed that buying the so badly she would never talk ODQGGRHVQ¶WJXDUDQWHHLWV again. 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When Colorado voters DSSURYHG UHFUHDWLRQDO SRW in 2012, just one of the VWDWH¶VODZPDNHUV5HS Jonathan Singer, endorsed WKH LGHD 'HPRFUDWLF *RY -RKQ +LFNHQORRSHU UHPDLQV FDXWLRXV 6LQJHU D 'HPRFUDW KDV said he would propose a bill QH[W \HDU WR FLUFXPYHQW WKH appointed board and add PTSD without its approval. ³:HKDYHWREDODQFHRXU VFLHQFH DQG RXU KXPDQLW\ WRJHWKHU´KHVDLG an investigation into the Oregon War Veterans Asso- FLDWLRQ ZKLFK WKH -XVWLFH Department said provided little money for veterans ZKLOH HQULFKLQJ LWV IRXQGHU *UHJRU\ :DUQRFN 7KH department won a default judgment that shut down WKH FKDULW\ DQG RUGHUHG :DUQRFNWRSD\ Mannix was the 2002 5HSXEOLFDQ QRPLQHH IRU governor and has long led EDOORW LQLWLDWLYHV LQFOXGLQJ Measure 11 imposing mandatory minimum VHQWHQFHV IRU VRPH FULPHV He denied wrongdoing and questioned whether the department is pursuing KLP IRU SROLWLFDO UHDVRQV $WWRUQH\ *HQHUDO (OOHQ 5RVHQEOXPLVD'HPRFUDW “Being an attorney and D FRQVHUYDWLYH UDLVHV WKH KDFNOHV RI VRPH SHRSOH´ Mannix told The Oregonian, adding that he has been ³YHU\FDUHIXODERXWPHHWLQJ OHJDOUHVSRQVLELOLWLHV´ 7KH EDU FRPSODLQW ¿OHG July 1, alleges Mannix obtained $505,000 from the YHWHUDQVFKDULW\IRUD³WKLQN WDQN´EXVLQHVVKHRZQHGDV well as the gift of a $13,800 5ROH[ ZDWFK ,W DOVR VD\V WKH FKDULW\ WXUQHG RYHU about $500,000 to a variety RI SROLWLFDO JURXSV 0DQQL[ set up to push for tougher FULPLQDO ODZV DQG RWKHU SROLFLHVLQFOXGLQJ in donations to help Mannix SD\RIISDVWFDPSDLJQGHEWV 7KH FRPSODLQW VD\V WKDW WKH FKDULW\¶V ¿QDQFLDO UHFRUGV UHYHDOHG D FOHDU pattern involving its primary donor. “Mr. Mannix would meet RU RWKHUZLVH FRPPXQLFDWH with the donor, and the donor would make a substantial GRQDWLRQ´WRWKHFKDULW\WKH EDU FRPSODLQW VD\V ³2QFH WKH GRQDWLRQ ZDV UHFHLYHG it would be followed by substantial payments to the 0DQQL[RUJDQL]DWLRQVDQGWR 0U:DUQRFNRUHQWLWLHV0U :DUQRFNFRQWUROOHG´ 211 S.E. 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