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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Wednesday, February 21, 2018 Oregon officials struggle to ID which pot sites are legal SALEM — An Oregon sheriff and district attorney on Tuesday blasted efforts to regulate legalized marijuana, saying the state is allowing black market operations to proliferate. The issue is especially sensitive because U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions recently allowed federal prosecutors more leeway to pursue federal anti-marijuana laws in states like Oregon that have legalized pot. The top federal attorney in Oregon, Billy Williams, earlier this month warned of a crackdown, saying Oregon produces more marijuana than it consumes, with the overpro- duction feeding the black market. Marijuana grow sites have flourished in many parts of the state, including in Deschutes County, Oregon’s fastest-growing county which sprawls over high desert and the snowy peaks of the Cascade Range. Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel and Sheriff Shane Nelson announced charges stemming from an illegal grow site that deputies discovered acci- dentally — and sharply criticized state regulatory efforts as basically nonexistent. “Our state has no regulation for the marijuana industry,” Nelson said at a news conference in the district AP Photo/Andrew Selsky, File In this 2016 file photo, Deschutes County District Attorney John Hummel stands in front of the county courthouse in Bend. Hum- mel has announced criminal charges arising from an illegal mari- juana growing operation, which sheriff’s deputies stumbled across in Deschutes County while searching for something else. attorney’s offices in Bend. “In order to have regulation an agency has to have enough resources to be effective at enforcement of the regulations. Oregon does not have this.” The Oregon Health Authority, which regulates medical marijuana, and the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, which regulates recreational marijuana, did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Tuesday’s assertions. Hummel and Nelson complained in a Feb. 7 letter to the health authority that local law enforcement officers often can’t tell whether medical marijuana grow sites are legal or illegal because the agency hasn’t provided a list of authorized sites. “Unfortunately, our hands are often tied when it comes to enforcing manufacturing and culti- vation laws,” they wrote to Carole Yann, the agency’s manager of the BRIEFLY Oregon child molester sentenced to 12 years immigrant community, which numbers about 8,000 in Portland. PORTLAND (AP) — A judge sentenced a convicted child molester to 12 ½ years in prison despite a 17-year-old Portland girl recanting her story of sexual abuse. Multnomah County Circuit Judge Leslie Roberts on Friday sentenced Hassan Mohamedhaji Noor to prison after discovering two months ago that the girl was under pressure from family and others in her Somali American community not to speak out, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported . The 17-year-old girl called 911 last year to report the sexual abuse. “There is no point in arguing that it didn’t happen,” said Roberts, directing her comments to the girl and an audience of more than 30 Noor supporters. Some cried as Noor was sentenced. Noor’s attorney, Christopher McCormack, asked for 6 ¼ years. He said Noor, who maintains his innocence, has done a lot of good as a hard-working father of six. After a four-day trial in December, the judge found Noor guilty of sexually abusing three girls in his tight-knit Student asks lawmakers to help pay for Salem shelter In-state tuition for noncitizens steps closer By PARIS ACHEN Capital Bureau SALEM — Pushing back on federal policies on immigration, the Oregon Senate on Monday passed a bill that would give in-state college tuition to noncitizens who have graduated from an Oregon high school. The bill was designed to address the Trump Admin- istration’s plan to eliminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. However, the bill also offers in-state tuition to noncitizens who never received DACA. “These children are our children,” said Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, in a speech on the Senate floor Monday. He said children who were brought to the United States by their parents had no choice in the SALEM (AP) — A Salem high school student has asked Oregon lawmakers to help him open a shelter for homeless youth. The Statesman Journal reports that McKay High senior Raul Marquez said in a letter that he has raised about $125,000 for a shelter in the capital city, and needs another $275,000. Marquez noted the death of a homeless girl named Taylor, who he says died on the streets of Salem because she didn’t have a warm place to sleep. Jon Reeves, executive director of the Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency, confirmed that a girl died, but declined to say what caused her death. Marquez addressed his letter to Senate President Peter Courtney, D-Salem, and Rep. Nancy Nathanson, D-Eugene. They co-chair the Joint Committee on Ways and Means. The shelter’s proposed site is a former center for at-risk Latino youth that’s now up for sale. 211 S.E. Byers Ave., Pendleton 541-276-2211 333 E. 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Circulation Manager: Marcy Rosenberg • 541-966-0828 • mrosenberg@eastoregonian.com Copyright © 2018, EO Media Group TODAY THURSDAY Mostly cloudy and cold Cold with a thick cloud cover 31° 19° 33° 16° FRIDAY SATURDAY Cold with sun, then clouds Cloudy, a bit of snow; chilly 42° 29° Spotty showers in the afternoon 43° 33° HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 39° 19° 35° 22° PENDLETON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH LOW 33° 48° 69° (1982) 12° 30° 7° (1957) 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" 0.58" 0.82" 2.17" 3.06" 2.20" HERMISTON through 3 p.m. yesterday TEMPERATURE HIGH Yesterday Normals Records LOW 37° 50° 67° (1982) 17° 29° 16° (1955) 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" 0.51" 0.69" 1.61" 2.69" 1.97" SUN AND MOON Sunrise today Sunset tonight Moonrise today Moonset today First Full Feb 22 Mar 1 6:48 a.m. 5:30 p.m. 9:53 a.m. 11:59 p.m. Last New Mar 9 48° 30° 48° 34° Seattle 39/29 ALMANAC Yesterday Normals Records 40° 34° Mar 17 Today SUNDAY PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST 39° 31° Corrections Pilot Rock city recorder Teri Porter wrote the action plan to address deficiencies in the city’s accounting prac- tices. The East Oregonian ran inaccurate information in a 3A story Saturday. The EO sincerely regrets the error. REGIONAL CITIES Forecast Spokane Wenatchee 25/9 31/18 Tacoma Moses 39/24 Lake Pullman Aberdeen Olympia Yakima 34/21 26/16 40/25 39/24 37/21 Longview Kennewick Walla Walla 39/26 33/22 Lewiston 37/23 Astoria 34/21 41/28 Portland Enterprise Hermiston 40/28 Pendleton 28/17 The Dalles 35/22 31/19 35/23 La Grande Salem 31/19 43/28 Albany Corvallis 41/29 43/27 John Day 32/20 Ontario Eugene Bend 35/23 41/27 29/15 Caldwell Burns 37/24 31/14 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 Hi 41 31 29 48 31 28 41 28 35 32 37 31 28 47 42 46 35 37 31 40 31 43 25 26 40 33 37 Lo 28 18 15 34 14 17 27 16 22 20 15 19 16 26 31 33 23 23 19 28 15 28 9 13 27 22 21 W c pc sf pc sf c c c c sf sf pc c sf c c c c c c sf c c c c c c Today Beijing Hong Kong Jerusalem London Mexico City Moscow Paris Rome Seoul Sydney Tokyo Lo 24 58 47 33 51 2 27 38 23 67 36 W s c pc sh pc c pc sh pc pc c Lo 27 8 8 30 2 7 17 13 19 8 2 11 8 20 27 27 14 19 16 21 7 21 9 5 21 20 15 W c sn sf sh sf sf r c c sf c c c c r r sf c c sf c r c c sf c c Thu. Hi 49 64 58 42 76 14 39 51 43 78 42 Lo 23 57 44 31 52 0 26 41 25 69 37 W pc sh s pc pc c s sh pc pc c WINDS Medford 47/26 (in mph) Klamath Falls 37/15 Boardman Pendleton REGIONAL FORECAST Coastal Oregon: Mostly cloudy today; a stray shower across the north. Partly sunny in the south. Eastern and Central Oregon: Times of clouds and sun today; a snow shower. Eastern Washington: Considerable cloudi- ness today, but increasing cloudiness in the north. Cascades: Mainly cloudy and chilly today; a couple of snow showers in the south. Western Washington: Cloudy today; a couple of afternoon showers at the coast. Northern California: Clouds and sun today. Today Thursday WNW 4-8 WNW 4-8 N 4-8 NNW 4-8 UV INDEX TODAY Shown is today’s weather. 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WORLD CITIES Hi 49 69 60 46 76 13 41 53 38 76 46 Classified & Legal Advertising 1-800-962-2819 or 541-278-2678 classifieds@eastoregonian.com or legals@eastoregonian.com NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY Thu. Hi 43 31 26 48 28 28 42 30 39 29 34 30 27 45 43 46 37 40 33 42 31 43 30 24 42 36 40 to receive in-state tuition. Instead, students only have to show that they graduated from an Oregon high school. That mirrors eligibility requirements for U.S. citi- zens in Oregon. The bill also makes noncitizens eligible for scholarships, grants and other financial aid from public universities, community colleges and more.. Sen. Fred Girod, R-Stayton, said he opposed the legislation because it reneged on a bipartisan agree- ment when the 2013 law was passed to make noncitizens eligible to receive in-state tuition but not state financial aid. matter and should not be penalized for their lives. The Senate passed the bill 17-to-10, with support from 16 Democrats and one Republican, Sen. Alan DeBoer of Ashland. Ten other Senate Republicans voted against the bill. Under existing law passed in 2013, undocumented students have to apply for an official federal identification document to be eligible for resident tuition at Oregon’s public universities. The removal of DACA makes those documents impossible to obtain. The bill essentially removes the requirement to submit an official federal identification document ADVERTISING Advertising Director: Marissa Williams 541-278-2669 • addirector@eastoregonian.com Advertising Services: Laura Jensen 541-966-0806 • ljensen@eastoregonian.com Multimedia Consultants: • Kimberly Macias 541-278-2683 • kmacias@eastoregonian.com • Jeanne Jewett 541-564-4531 • jjewett@eastoregonian.com • Dayle Stinson 541-278-2670 • dstinson@eastoregonian.com • Angela Treadwell 541-966-0827 • atreadwell@eastoregonian.com • Audra Workman 541-564-4538 • aworkman@eastoregonian.com • Grace Bubar 541-276-2214 • gbubar@eastoregonian.com Subscriber services: For mail delivery, online access, vacation stops or delivery concerns call 1-800-522-0255 ext. 1 — Founded Oct. 16, 1875 — oversupply that is more than likely going into the black market.” Nelson also said county officials are also concerned that the state will impose land use regulations for marijuana on the county, adding: “The state has no business in deter- mining that.” Hummel said he is going to “work within the system” but that if the health authority doesn’t provide a list of licensed growers he may speak with Gov. Kate Brown or lawmakers about further action. Taking a back seat in the news conference was the announcement of criminal charges against Blake Pyfer, 27, of La Pine. Hummel said deputies were searching with a warrant for a stolen snowboard in Pyfer’s home when they found 98 mature mari- juana plants growing in a room and 63 immature marijuana plants in a separate space. He is charged with unlawful manufacture of marijuana and unlawful possession of mari- juana. Hummel said Pyfer is a medical marijuana patient and was an autho- rized grower for one other patient, meaning he could legally possess 12 mature plants and 24 immature plants. It was unclear if Pyfer had an attorney. He had no listed telephone number, and did not immediately respond to a reporter’s message to a person with that name on Facebook. medical marijuana program. They asked for a list of all registered medical marijuana grow sites in Deschutes County, but said they have not received a response. Hummel told reporters the health authority conducted no inspections in Deschutes County in 2017, and said it is “ridiculous” that the agency provides a 10-day written notification of an inspection to growers. Jonathan Modie, a spokesman for the health authority, said it is reviewing the letter and plans to respond soon. He confirmed that a 10-day notice is given for routine inspections but that for “complaint inspections,” staffers may make an unannounced visit. In the news conference, Nelson complained that the Oregon Liquor Control Commission has only 23 inspectors for more than 1,200 marijuana grows and retail outlets. “Citizens must demand that the governor’s office increase and fund more inspectors,” he said. The sheriff said he respects voters’ wishes to legalize marijuana in Oregon but threatened to try to halt the establishment of more recreational marijuana businesses in the county. “I have taken a stance. No more recreational commercial marijuana grows in Deschutes County,” Nelson said. “The state needs to take a time out and assess the By ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press 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. ©2018 -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: Rain, flooding problems and thunderstorms are forecast from Texas to New York state today. Some ice will develop on the northwestern edge of the rain. Rain and snow showers will dot California and Oregon. Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states) High 90° in Sarasota, Fla. Low -38° in West Yellowstone, Mont. 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