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NORTHWEST East Oregonian Page 2A Saturday, June 9, 2018 Trump signals support for legislation Walden-backed easing national marijuana ban opioid package LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday that he was inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana, a proposal that would dramatically reshape the nation’s legal landscape for pot users and businesses. The federal ban that puts marijuana on the same level as LSD and heroin has cre- ated a conflict with more than two dozen states that have legalized pot in some form, creating a two-tiered enforcement system where cannabis can be both legal and not. The legislation would ensure states have the right to AP Photo/Mathew Sumner, File President Donald Trump said Friday that he is inclined to support a bipartisan effort in Congress to ease the U.S. ban on marijuana. determine the best approach to marijuana within their borders, but some U.S. restrictions would remain, headed for debate from members of Congress from both parties, including Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado. “I support Senator Gard- ner. I know exactly what he’s doing,” Trump told reporters in Washington, when asked about the legislation. “We’re looking at it. But I probably will end up supporting that, yes.” The president’s remarks place him in conflict with his own Justice Department and U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, an outspoken opponent of marijuana who lifted an Obama adminis- tration policy and freed fed- eral prosecutors to more aggressively pursue cases in states that have legalized marijuana. By MICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press including recreational sales to people under 21. The proposal intro- duced Thursday has support Congress attempts to rein in three- headed monster By KATHY ANEY East Oregonian One of Rep. Greg Walden’s favorite subjects these days is the opioid epidemic and what lawmakers can do to stop it. “This is just cutting across the fabric of our state and coun- try,” Walden said Thursday by phone. “You lose more Ore- Walden gonians to over- dose deaths than in car accidents. That’s a pretty stunning number.” As the leader of the House Energy and Com- merce Committee, Walden helped craft and advance nearly 60 opioid-related bills that are scheduled to be debated on the House floor over the next two weeks. The Republican Congressman conducted multiple opioid roundta- bles around the state over the past several years. The number of Amer- icans dying of drug over- doses tripled from 1999 to 2015 and then rose another 12 percent in the next two years. Someone dies from prescription pain- killers every 20 minutes. Some compare the crisis to a three-headed monster of prescription painkillers, synthetic opioids and street drugs. Opioids include ille- gal drugs like heroin and synthetic fentanyl as well as prescription pain reliev- ers including oxycodone, hydrocodone, codeine and morphine. Because of the com- plexity, the legislation takes a multi-pronged Walla Walla sweet onion harvest kicks off this weekend Locati said there have been no issues. Onion sizes are trending towards jumbo size, about 3 inches and up in diameter, he said. “The price right now is a good starting price,” Locati said. “Profitability, the mar- gins are getting slimmer with the way labor costs have gone up, especially in Wash- ington State.” Locati is introducing a red Walla Walla sweet onion in “very limited production,” less than 5 percent of the yel- low Walla Walla sweet crop. He’s been developing it for 10 years, he said, picking off-pigment onions during harvest and planting and raising the reddest ones. “It’s not a deep red, I call it more of a rosé Walla Walla sweet,” he said. “It’s just another option. It’s a beau- tiful, kind of pinkish-hue onion, very mild. When you think of a red, you think of a hot onion. Great potential, for sure.” Walla Walla River Pack- ing Co. begins offering organic Walla Walla sweets for the first time this year, Locati said. Locati introduces new ‘rosé’ Walla Walla sweet By MATTHEW WEAVER EO Media Group Walla Walla sweet onion farmers start harvesting this weekend, the leader of the crop’s marketing committee says. “They look good,” said Michael J. Locati, farmer and chairman of the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing Committee. “We’re excited for a pretty good season.” Locati expects to start harvest Saturday. About 10 to 15 farmers raise the niche onion on 500 total acres in Walla Walla County and a small part of northeastern Oregon. Walla Walla sweet onions are pro- tected by a federal marketing order designating the legal production area. Harvest runs through the middle or end of August. Average yield is roughly 650 50-pound units per acre. Other than a minor wind- storm that battered the crop in late April or early May, Matthew Weaver/Capital Press Walla Walla sweet onion harvest starts this weekend, says Michael J. Locati, chairman of the Walla Walla Sweet Onion Marketing Committee. Corrections The June 8 story “New director turns around business center” misquoted return on investment figures attributed to the Small Business Development Center. The Oregon SBDC Network generates $2.56 in federal revenue and $2.49 in state revenue for every dollar invested. The June 8 story “Fundraisers scheduled for shooting victim” left out the date of the car wash at Smitty’s ACE Hardware. 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Others focus on treatment, non-opioid remedies for pain, new enforcement tools, moni- toring, prescribing limits, changes to Medicaid and Medicare and a plethora of grant money. “As you look at the package of bills, I would argue it is the most compre- hensive focus on a national prob- lem I’ve seen and it’s bi-parti- san,” Walden said. “It’s been a very aggressive effort.” He said fen- tanyl worries him greatly. The synthetic opi- oid is 50 times more pow- erful than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. Sometimes fen- tanyl is cut into heroin. Mexican cartels and other foreign entities have been accused of trafficking the drug into the United States. “We’ve got to do a bet- ter job in stopping these killer chemicals coming in from foreign nations in the postal service, which is what happens with fen- tanyl,” he said. 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