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Friday, July 13, 2018
Medical marijuana program needs more oversight
By CLAIRE WITHYCOMBE
Capital Bureau
SALEM — The state’s
reporting and tracking of
medical marijuana has been
“inadequate and inaccu-
rate,” increasing the risk of
medical marijuana being
diverted into the black mar-
ket, a new state report says.
The Oregon Medical
Marijuana Program doesn’t
have reliable, independent
ways to verify grow site
addresses, and it doesn’t do
enough inspections of grow
sites, either, according to a
report by the Oregon Health
Authority.
There are more than
20,000 medical marijuana
grow sites in the state. But
last year, the medical mar-
ijuana program inspected
just 58 sites.
Registrants also comply
with reporting requirements
at low rates — in 2017,
monthly compliance rates
EO Media Group
The Oregon Medical Marijuana Program doesn’t have reliable, independent ways
to verify grow site addresses, and it doesn’t do enough inspections of grow sites,
according to a report by the Oregon Health Authority.
among growers ranged from
26 percent to 42 percent.
The program has also
had problems “ensuring
the appropriate and veri-
fied destruction” of medical
marijuana products that fail
lab tests for pesticides and
other chemicals.
Oregon voters legalizing
medicinal use in the state in
1998. The Oregon Health
tions,” Allen said. “We are
taking steps to maintain the
integrity of Oregon’s medi-
cal marijuana program and
make sure medical products
reach the patients who need
them.”
The
agency
claims
“chronic underfunding and
understaffing” limit the
medical marijuana pro-
gram’s ability to prop-
erly regulate medicinal
marijuana.
Anthony Taylor, presi-
dent of Compassionate Ore-
gon, a patient advocacy
group for medical cannabis,
declined to comment late
Thursday because he had not
had a chance to review the
report, which was released
shortly before 4 p.m.
Authority says some of the
problems with Oregon’s
system have existed since
the system got up and run-
ning in 1999.
But some of the prob-
lems were made worse by
changes to the market after
Oregonians voted to legal-
ize recreational cannabis in
2014.
OHA Director Patrick
Allen, who requested the
report, said in a statement
that the agency is working to
improve tracking growers,
enforcing rules and “making
sure product that fails test-
ing has been destroyed.”
“More than 40,000 Ore-
gonians depend on medi-
cal marijuana to treat their
qualifying medical condi-
Corrections
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BRIEFLY
and is expected to make a
full recovery.
The cougar was last seen
in the street near Powell
Boulevard.
Police say the yard also
had pet rabbits, and that
might have been a draw for
the cougar.
A cougar was spotted in
the same area earlier this
week.
Blockbusters in
Alaska set to close;
Bend store is last
ANCHORAGE, Alaska
(AP) — Alaska’s last two
Blockbuster video stores are
calling it quits, leaving just
one store open in the U.S.
The stores in Anchor-
age and Fairbanks will close
for rentals after Sunday
night and reopen Tuesday
for video liquidation sales
through the end of August,
said Kevin Daymude, gen-
eral manager of Blockbuster
Alaska.
“It’s going to be crazy,”
Daymude said of the tempo-
rary reopening. He said res-
idents were sad when they
heard the news and many
people have been reminisc-
ing about their Blockbuster
memories.
In recent years, Block-
buster stores have vanished
in most of the U.S.
But their survival lasted
longer in Alaska, with some
crediting expensive internet
as a factor in keeping many
people renting videos rather
AP Photo/Mark Thiessen, File
This May 2, 2018 file photo shows the exterior of a
Blockbuster Video store in Anchorage, Alaska.
than streaming.
The closures will leave
the Blockbuster in Bend as
the sole holdout.
“How exciting,” said the
Bend store’s general man-
ager Sandi Harding. “It
might end up being a lit-
tle chaotic for a couple of
weeks.”
As for the fate of that
store, the future looks good.
“We have no plans on
closing anytime soon,”
Harding said.
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Cougar attacks
small dog in
southeast Portland
PORTLAND (AP) —
Police say a cougar attacked
a small dog in southeast
Portland.
According to the Portland
Police Bureau, a woman
reported that the dog was
in her yard when the cou-
gar attacked early Thursday.
The dog suffered two punc-
ture wounds, but survived
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Mostly sunny
103° 64°
95° 63°
Very hot with
blazing sunshine
Hot with plenty of
sunshine
PENDLETON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
101° 65°
102° 66°
99° 67°
HERMISTON TEMPERATURE FORECAST
99° 62°
107° 65°
PENDLETON
through 3 p.m. yesterday
TEMPERATURE
HIGH
LOW
95°
88°
109° (2002)
55°
58°
42° (1911)
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"
0.00"
0.12"
6.49"
11.30"
7.69"
through 3 p.m. yesterday
HIGH
LOW
97°
88°
109° (2002)
55°
58°
44° (1950)
PRECIPITATION
0.00"
0.00"
0.09"
5.10"
6.59"
5.79"
SUN AND MOON
Sunrise today
Sunset tonight
Moonrise today
Moonset today
First
Full
July 19
July 27
Albany
93/54
Eugene
93/52
TEMPERATURE
24 hours ending 3 p.m.
Month to date
Normal month to date
Year to date
Last year to date
Normal year to date
103° 65°
Spokane
Wenatchee
95/62
97/67
Tacoma
Moses
84/55
Lake
Pullman
Aberdeen Olympia
Yakima 102/65
93/57
71/55
83/49
102/60
Longview
Kennewick Walla Walla
83/54
103/71 Lewiston
106/62
Astoria
101/66
68/54
Portland
Enterprise
Hermiston
90/60
Pendleton 93/55
The Dalles 107/65
103/64
100/65
La Grande
Salem
98/58
93/57
Corvallis
92/54
HERMISTON
Yesterday
Normals
Records
105° 68°
Seattle
83/60
ALMANAC
Yesterday
Normals
Records
103° 66°
Last
5:18 a.m.
8:43 p.m.
6:00 a.m.
9:24 p.m.
New
Aug 4
Aug 11
John Day
98/61
Ontario
101/69
Bend
97/58
Today
TUESDAY
MONDAY
SUNDAY
Very hot with
blazing sunshine
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Forecast
Abundant sunshine
and very hot
CORVALLIS (AP) —
An Oregon man jailed since
April 2017 in connection
with the slaying of a Russian
woman has been indicted on
charges of murder, identity
theft and theft.
The
Gazette-Times
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28, of Corvallis appeared
Wednesday
in
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Burns
97/57
Caldwell
99/66
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
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NATIONAL WEATHER TODAY
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WORLD CITIES
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Mexico City
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Paris
Rome
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WINDS
Medford
102/68
(in mph)
Klamath Falls
94/57
Boardman
Pendleton
REGIONAL FORECAST
Coastal Oregon: Sunny to partly cloudy
today; however, areas of low clouds and fog
in the south.
Eastern and Central Oregon: Sunshine and
very hot today. Mainly clear tonight. Mostly
sunny tomorrow; hot.
Western Washington: Mostly sunny
today. Mainly clear tonight. Mostly sunny
tomorrow.
Eastern Washington: Plenty of sunshine
today. Mostly clear tonight. Mostly sunny
tomorrow.
Cascades: Very warm today with sunshine.
Mainly clear tonight. Mostly sunny tomor-
row.
Northern California: Some sun today; fog
early at the coast. Hot in central parts. Partly
sunny elsewhere.
Today
Saturday
WSW 6-12
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NNW 4-8
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UV INDEX TODAY
Shown is today’s weather. Temperatures are today’s highs and tonight’s lows.
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County Circuit Court. Har-
grove’s lawyer, Mike Flinn,
entered not guilty pleas on
his client’s behalf in the
death of 27-year-old Anna
Repkina.
Prosecutors believe Rep-
kina was in a love-triangle
relationship with Hargrove
and another woman, which
led to that woman giving
Hargrove an ultimatum to
choose one of them.
Repkina’s body was
found on a remote logging
road near Alsea, southwest
of Corvallis. She was shot in
the back of the head.
Hargrove was charged
with murder on April 20,
2017, three days after Rep-
kina’s body was discovered.
This week’s indictment
includes charges of identity
theft, for using the personal
identification of Repkina,
and theft — for stealing
about $800. Senior Deputy
District Attorney Ryan Jos-
lin declined to elaborate on
what was taken.
Hargrove’s trial is set to
begin April 1, 2019.
Corvallis man
indicted in 2017
death of Russian
woman
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SATURDAY
COTTAGE
GROVE
(AP) — Deputies shot and
killed a man after respond-
ing to a dispute involv-
ing gunfire at a commercial
marijuana facility in Cottage
Grove.
Sgt. Carrie Carver of
the Lane County Sheriff’s
Office said Thursday that
deputies initially couldn’t
find the suspect on the large
parcel of land. They even-
tually discovered a building
where they believed the man
was hiding, and used a loud
speaker to call inside.
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TODAY
Deputies shoot
suspect at Oregon
marijuana facility
She said the man left the
building at 3:45 a.m. and
“engaged deputies with a
firearm.” Two deputies fired
rounds, striking the suspect
who was then taken to a hos-
pital where he died.
Carver identified the man
as 40-year-old Joey K. Loop.
No deputies were hurt.
Investigators are looking
into whether the use of force
was legally justified. The
deputies will remain on paid
administrative leave during
the investigation.
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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.
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National Summary: Temperatures will climb in the Northeast and Northwest today. Hot
and humid conditions will fuel a mosaic of storms across the Southern states. Severe storms
will affect part of the North Central states.
Yesterday’s National Extremes: (for the 48 contiguous states)
High 106° in Thermal, Calif.
Low 36° in Stanley, Idaho
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
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Louisville
93
Memphis
95
Miami
90
Milwaukee
91
Minneapolis
83
Nashville
95
New Orleans
91
New York City
83
Oklahoma City
94
Omaha
89
Philadelphia
88
Phoenix
102
Portland, ME
76
Providence
81
Raleigh
86
Rapid City
84
Reno
95
Sacramento
96
St. Louis
95
Salt Lake City
96
San Diego
80
San Francisco
77
Seattle
83
Tucson
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Washington, DC 88
Wichita
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