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Page 2A WEATHER East Oregonian TODAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY Sunny, pleasant and warmer Warmer with plenty of sun Very hot with sizzling sunshine 85° 57° 95° 60° REGIONAL CITIES Forecast FRIDAY SATURDAY Sunshine and very hot Sunny to partly cloudy and hot PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 101° 65° 102° 66° 100° 68° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 88° 52° 97° 56° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 74° 90° 110° (1939) 56° 60° 41° (1894) PRECIPITATION 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 0.00" Trace 0.30" 5.00" 7.71" 7.88" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday Corvallis 89/57 LOW 79° 90° 112° (1939) 55° 60° 41° (1932) 0.00" 0.09" 0.19" 3.25" 4.23" 5.89" SUN AND MOON July 31 Aug 6 New 5:34 a.m. 8:29 p.m. 6:04 p.m. 2:50 a.m. First Aug 14 Aug 22 John Day 82/51 Ontario 82/49 Bend 80/47 Caldwell 82/47 Burns 79/39 Today 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 Klamath Falls 86/49 Lo 57 37 47 59 39 46 56 51 52 51 49 39 37 61 54 57 49 52 57 60 43 60 56 46 59 63 53 Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Hi 91 90 88 67 77 81 69 86 86 63 89 Lo 77 80 69 52 55 59 53 69 75 47 78 www.eastoregonian.com To subscribe, call 1-800-522-0255 or go online to www.eastoregonian.com and click on ‘Subscribe’ (DVW2UHJRQLDQ(USPS 164-980)LVSXEOLVKHGGDLO\H[FHSW6XQGD\0RQGD\ DQG'HFE\WKH(20HGLD*URXS6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 3HULRGLFDOVSRVWDJHSDLGDW3HQGOHWRQ25Postmaster:VHQGDGGUHVVFKDQJHVWR (DVW2UHJRQLDQ6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25 Eastern Washington: Mostly sunny today. A moonlit sky tonight. Sunshine tomorrow. Cascades: Warmer today with plenty of sun; pleasant. Clear tonight. Plenty of sun tomorrow. Northern California: Partly sunny at the coast today; sunny elsewhere. PORTLAND — Federal prisoners who identify as humanist can now celebrate Darwin Day and get accom- modations typically afforded to those inmates who believe in a deity. The federal Bureau of Prisons agreed in the settlement of a lawsuit to add a section on humanism to its manual on inmate beliefs and practices. Of¿- cials in the prison system will also consider requests from humanist inmates for access to study materials, observance of holy days, and time and space for religious activities. Inmate Jason Michael Holden and the American Humanist Association ¿led the lawsuit last year, saying Holden and other humanist prisoners were prohibited from forming a study group at a federal prison in Sher- idan, Oregon. Humanism is similar to atheism. But rather than simply reject belief in a god, humanists advocate rational thinking. “There’s not much to talk about in respect to just atheism,” Holden’s attorney, Monica Miller, said by phone from Washington, D.C. “It’s Irrigation-free oilseed crop camelina sees success in trials ONTARIO (AP) — Oregon State University researchers are seeing some early success in trials of camelina, an irrigation-free oilseed crop that’s getting more interest from farmers in the eastern part of the state as drought conditions persist. Researchers have found a small pro¿t margin for farmers who plant camelina on land that otherwise would have remained fallow, the Capital Press reported. Oregon State University Malheur County experiment station director Clink Shock says while not a money- maker, camelina could help growers pay land costs while also preventing erosion that can happen on fallow ¿elds. One test ¿eld produced 1,500 pounds of seed per acre that would have brought a farmer $300. While nowhere near the $4,800 per-acre value of onions, the camelina test ¿eld grew without irrigation. About 4.17 inches of precipitation fell on the camelina ¿eld from planting to harvest. “We need to be thinking about what we’re going to do without water,” he said. “This is not a big money maker but it is a way of taking care of your farm ground. Also, consider that the return on the land will be negative without a crop.” Hi 92 88 91 67 77 74 72 88 80 63 89 Wed. Lo 75 80 71 51 54 57 51 71 76 47 78 W t r s pc t c pc s r s pc Today Wednesday SW 2-4 NW 3-6 2 4 7 7 4 2 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 40s snow ice 50s 60s cold front 70s 80s 90s 100s warm front stationary front 110s high low Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 106° in Needles, Calif. Low 30° in Tuolumne Meadows, Calif. NATIONAL CITIES Today Albuquerque Atlanta Atlantic City Baltimore Billings Birmingham Boise Boston Charleston, SC Charleston, WV Chicago Cleveland Dallas Denver Detroit El Paso Fairbanks Fargo Honolulu Houston Indianapolis Jacksonville Kansas City Las Vegas Little Rock Los Angeles Hi 91 94 84 89 75 97 81 88 91 88 88 88 99 86 91 98 68 81 91 99 87 90 94 102 99 84 Lo 68 75 73 70 51 76 54 71 74 70 74 69 79 56 67 73 51 64 78 77 73 73 68 77 79 68 W pc s s pc c s s t pc pc pc s s s pc pc sh t s pc pc t s s s pc Hi 83 92 86 91 86 94 89 87 91 90 86 91 100 84 90 95 70 81 91 99 89 93 83 103 99 87 Wed. 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Multimedia consultants • Jeanne Jewett MMHZHWW#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP • Dayle Stinson 541-966-0806 • dstinson@eastoregonian.com • Terri Briggs WEULJJV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Single copy price: 7XHVGD\WKURXJK)ULGD\6DWXUGD\ 30s National Summary: Storms will dot areas from northern Georgia to Maine, while multiple storms drench Florida today. Storms are forecast from New Mexico to much of Minnesota. Storms near the Canada border can be severe. ADVERTISING Advertising Director: Jennine Perkinson MSHUNLQVRQ#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP SUBSCRIPTION RATES /RFDOKRPHGHOLYHU\ 6DYLQJVRIIFRYHUSULFH (=3D\ SHUFHQW ZHHNV SHUFHQW ZHHNV SHUFHQW ZHHNV SHUFHQW (=3D\ RQH\HDUUDWHZLWKDPRQWKO\FUHGLWRUGHELWFDUGFKHFNFKDUJH really about what you do believe, and what those worl- dviews are and what those philosophies are.” The settlement comes a little more than a year after the U.S. Army added humanist to its list of reli- gious preferences. It is unknown how many inmates identify as humanist. But giving them the ability to choose that preference, and to have it entered in the federal prison database, will allow the number to be calculated. Holden has been impris- oned since an armed robbery in Washington state more than a decade ago. He explained in a May 2014 interview with Uptown Radio that not all atheists — such as those who are white supremacists — are humanists. “As humanists, we believe in the ability of mankind to transcend their differences and ¿nd some common ground, you know, make the world a better place,” he said. Sheridan prison of¿cials allowed Holden to form the study group after the lawsuit was ¿led. Under the settle- ment, Holden can maintain the group as long as there are at least two like-minded prisoners, and the option will be afforded to humanist prisoners elsewhere. 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Coastal Oregon: Sunny today; windy in central parts in the afternoon. Sunny in the south. Eastern and Central Oregon: Nice today with plenty of sunshine; warmer across the north and in central parts. Western Washington: Mostly sunny today, except low clouds followed by sunshine at the coast. Hi 75 78 80 80 79 78 89 83 88 82 86 80 77 96 69 72 82 88 85 86 83 88 80 79 85 87 89 NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Wed. WINDS Medford 96/61 PRECIPITATION Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today Full Last Albany 88/59 Eugene 89/56 HIGH 24 hours ending 3 p.m. Month to date Normal month to date Year to date Last year to date Normal year to date 102° 66° Spokane Wenatchee 80/56 88/62 Tacoma Moses 80/52 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 85/54 79/46 75/54 83/51 89/53 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 83/57 87/63 Lewiston 88/52 Astoria 86/58 75/57 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 86/60 Pendleton 78/46 The Dalles 88/52 85/57 92/61 La Grande Salem 80/39 88/60 TEMPERATURE Yesterday Normals Records 104° 66° Seattle 81/59 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 103° 64° Tuesday, July 28, 2015 NEWS To submit news tips and press releases:FDOO ID[HPDLOQHZV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP To submit community events, calendar items and Your EO News: HPDLOFRPPXQLW\#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRPRUFDOO7DPP\0DOJHVLQL LQ+HUPLVWRQDWRU5HQHH6WUXWKHUVLQ3HQGOHWRQDW To submit engagements, weddings and anniversaries: HPDLOUVWUXWKHUV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRPRUYLVLWZZZHDVWRUHJRQLDQ FRPFRPPXQLW\DQQRXQFHPHQWV ClassiÀed Advertising: FODVVL¿HGV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP To submit a Letter to the Editor:PDLOWR0DQDJLQJ(GLWRU'DQLHO :DWWHQEXUJHU6(%\HUV$YH3HQGOHWRQ25RUHPDLO HGLWRU#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Legal Advertising:$PDQGD-DFREV DMDFREV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP To submit sports or outdoors information or tips: VSRUWV#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Real Estate Advertising: Jodi Snook MVQRRN#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP COMMERCIAL PRINTING Shane Weston VZHVWRQ#HDVWRUHJRQLDQFRP Oregon prepares to collect millions in pot taxes — in cash By HILLARY BORRUD Capital Bureau Pot ads can promote product, not buzz The Oregon Department of Revenue is preparing to accept large amounts of cash from legal recreational pot busi- nesses in 2016, when a state sales tax on the drug takes effect. Spokeswoman Joy P. Krawczyk said the agency will collect the taxes on a Tuarterly basis, and revenue of¿cials plan to release details in the next couple of weeks on how they will handle the tax payments. “It’s still really early in the process, and our special programs folks are working on putting together a solid plan,” Krawczyk said. Marijuana taxes are projected to total 10. million in the ¿scal year beginning July 2016. Marijuana businesses typically operate on a cash basis because banks are unwilling to provide accounts to the cannabis industry. The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued guidance to banks in 2014 that they could do business with state-sanc- tioned marijuana businesses, but future presidential administrations could reverse that policy and the burden is still on ¿nancial institutions to report suspicious activities such as drug traf¿cking. “The banks are worried about jeop- ardizing their federal charter because the feds still consider marijuana to be illegal,” said Tom Towslee, a spokesman for the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which will implement Oregon’s new recreational pot regulations. Although Oregon’s 17 percent sales tax on recreational marijuana takes effect in January, consumers will likely initially pay a higher rate. That is because state-licensed recreational pot SALEM — The recreational marijuana market that will materialize on Jan. 4 will likely bring with it another strange new sight for Oregonians: recreational marijuana marketing. But regulators say legal pot ads almost certainly won’t contain images of users inhaling the product, or praising its “intoxicating” effect. If that seems paradoxical, it shouldn’t. The same provisions govern the promotional material for alcohol, which never shows consumers explicitly imbibing. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission will regulate legal pot businesses, and their advertising. The agency is engaged in a dif¿cult balancing act as it writes the rules that will govern recreational cannabis. Too much regulation could stiÀe the nascent industry and divert millions in tax revenue from state coffers to the ever-present black market. Too little, and the OLCC would fail the legislature’s mandate to keep consumption safe and out of the hands of minors. The Retail Establishments subcommittee, a subsection of the OLCC’s Recre- ational Marijuana Rules Technical Committee, has unanimously recommended duplicating the agency’s liquor ad regulations for the cannabis market. retailers expect to open in late 2016, and the Legislature passed a higher tax rate — 25 percent — on medical mari- juana dispensary sales to recreational customers. That tax also takes effect in January, so consumers will have a short window to buy limited amounts of tax-free recreational pot from medical marijuana dispensaries starting Oct. 1. Although all adults in Oregon age 21 and older can now possess marijuana, there is currently no legal outlet where people can buy the drug. During a hearing in May, Depart- ment of Revenue legislative coordi- nator Deanna Mack told lawmakers it would be challenging for the agency to handle the cash payments. Mack said Oregon could follow the example of Washington, where recreational cannabis businesses can pay their taxes in cash at the state capital. “We ¿gure we’d do something like what Washington is doing, requiring them to bring the cash to Olympia,” Mack said. “My understanding is even to secure the premises will take a couple months with contractors.” Mack said the state could also install drop boxes around the state for pot busi- nesses to deposit cash tax payments, if business owners or employees cannot travel to Salem. Corrections The East Oregonian works hard to be accurate and sincerely regrets any errors. 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