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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Friday, July 8, 2016 Court overturns conviction of man who offered to buy ballots Oregon Health Authority launches campaign against underage pot use ational use of the drug. About 9 percent of eighth graders and 19 percent of 11th graders reported using marijuana in 2015, according to a survey by the health authority. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission plans to conduct regular inspections of retailers and enforcement actions such as using minor decoys to make sure youth can’t access marijuana in stores. But that effort won’t start until the agency takes over regulation of recreational marijuana at the end of the year, said Mark Pettinger, a liquor control spokesman. About 13 inspectors are assigned to that task so far, Pettinger said. The health authority, which regulates recreational marijuana on a temporary basis, now only responds to complaints related to dispensaries selling recreational marijuana to underage customers, said Andre Ourso, manager of the state’s medical mari- juana program. Violators face civil penalties, which can include revocation of their dispensary registration, he said. ——— The Capital Bureau is a collaboration between EO Media Group and Pamplin Media Group. By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau The Oregon Health Authority has launched a mass media blitz aimed at discouraging underage youth from using marijuana. The “Stay True to You” campaign uses a website, social media outreach, streaming video, posters and audio spots to relate some of the negative effects of underage use of the drug. Research shows habitual marijuana use by adoles- cents and young adults is associated with impaired memory and academic achievement, according to the health authority. The Legislature gave the health authority nearly $4 million to develop and pilot the campaign for 12 months in the Portland metro area and in rural Jackson and Josephine counties in Southern Oregon. Lawmakers could then decide whether to expand the campaign statewide. “We did extensive focus group testing with Oregon youth and young adults to help develop the creative messaging for the campaign,” said Kati Moseley, policy specialist with Oregon Health Author- ity’s Public Health Divi- sion. “Among the things we learned was Oregon youth and young adults spend a lot Oregon Health Authority One of the ads from the Oregon Health Authority’s campaign to prevent underage marijuana use. of time on social and digital media and like to receive information that way. The campaign is heavily geared toward that.” Most of the advertising will appear in digital and streaming video on YouTube and other plat- forms. Advertising also will be placed in movie theaters, social media blasts with the hash tag #StayTrueOregon, a website, radio broadcasts and outreach to youth orga- nizations. “The Centers for Disease Control recognizes Oficer placed on probation for jailhouse assault EUGENE (AP) — A Eugene police oficer who roughed up a suspect at the Lane County Jail two years ago has been placed on probation. The Register-Guard reports John Sharlow was sentenced Thursday by the same judge who found him guilty last month of misdemeanor assault and oficial misconduct. In an incident caught on surveillance video, Sharlow grabbed a handcuffed man around the neck and pulled him from a bench to the concrete loor. Sharlow apologized at sentencing, saying he realizes his interaction mass media campaigns as a recognized intervention to change attitudes and behavior, so we do know this kind of campaign can have an effect,” Moseley said. “It works best when supported by other poli- cies.” One such policy is state law prohibiting the use of marijuana in public areas, she said. The campaign is the irst focused effort toward preventing youth from using marijuana, one year after legalization of recre- with the suspect was “completely unprofessional.” Sharlow faces 60 days in jail if he fails to complete the terms of his two years on probation. He was also ined $500 and ordered to pay $200 restitution to the victim. Son of ex-Oregon governor admits having beer before crash PORTLAND (AP) — Court records show the 18-year-old son of former Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber admitted drinking a beer before crashing his car along the Oregon Coast. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports a police afidavit says Logan Kitzhaber told a paramedic he had a beer before heading toward Lincoln City. He also reported not knowing the cause of the Monday crash. It’s unclear exactly when he consumed the beer, and authorities say they’re still working to determine whether Kitzhaber will face charges. Kitzhaber had been driving a Toyota Prius when authorities say he crossed the center line on Highway 101 and sideswiped a motorhome, causing it to roll onto its side. Kitzhaber was treated at a hospital for his injuries and released. The two occupants of the motorhome were hospitalized and are expected to survive. 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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He said he wished his post had speciied it was satire, but “obviously it’s not a good joke if you put that at the end.” Judge A. Michael Adler convicted Hirschman on the misdemeanor charge of offering to purchase ballots. He ined the man $200 and sentenced him to 40 hours of community service. Hirschman, 42, does not have a listed phone number and could not immediately be reached for comment. Two lawyers who have represented him did not return messages. NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Sat. Hi 64 67 66 60 71 63 71 71 79 73 68 68 66 75 60 64 82 79 74 69 70 68 70 66 67 75 79 — Chief Judge Erika Hadlock Corrections REGIONAL CITIES Forecast “No matter how much one might wish to reduce cynicism about elections, the legislature cannot accomplish that goal by suppress- ing expression.” Denae Smith, Yakama/Navajo from Mission, won fourth place in the Teen Girls Jingle competition during the 2016 Wildhorse Pow Wow dancing competition. 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The court said the law under which Aaron Hirschman was convicted violated his right to expres- sion. “No matter how much one might wish to reduce cynicism about elections (and any justiications for that cynicism), the legis- lature cannot accomplish that goal by suppressing expression because of the ‘supposed harm that the message itself might be presumed to cause to the hearer or to society,”’ Chief Judge Erika Hadlock wrote. The case dates back to the general election in November 2010. In a political forum on Craig- slist, Aaron Hirschman wrote in a post containing spelling and grammatical errors that registered voters could make a “quick and easy $20” by bringing their ballots to a parking lot in downtown Bend. “All you need to do is bring your UNFILLED clean voting ballot and let us ill it out then you sign, and we hand it to the volun- teer in the voting booth. 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