COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL October 7, 2015
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UCC
Douglas G. Maddess, DMD
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We also made contact with
the local Lane Community Col-
lege campus.”
South Lane Superintendent
Krista Parent said she fi elded
numerous comments from par-
ents and others who appreci-
ated the police presence at local
schools Thursday and Friday.
“People were understandably
nervous, and some parents came
and picked up their kids, which
is fi ne to do,” Parent said. “We
were in constant communication
with Chief Shepherd and got up-
dates every 10 minutes. He kept
assuring us that we were not in
any danger, and folks said they
really appreciated that.”
South Lane also sent two of
its counselors, Tom Partridge
and Connie Wonham of Lincoln
Middle School, to assist with
counseling those affected by the
tragedy.
“Unfortunately, we have to
have that kind of system in
place, and there’s a team in Lane
County that responds to these
types of incidents,” Parent said.
“It was a tense situation. You
think it’s never going to happen
to you, and all you can really do
is hope for the best.”
The Sentinel has learned of
at least two events planned to
benefi t the victims of the UCC
shooting to be held in Cottage
Grove. The Axe & Fiddle Pub
will host an open microphone
benefi t this Sunday, Oct. 11 be-
ginning at about 4 p.m. and run-
ning until about 9 p.m.
The Cottage Grove Brewers
Guild also announced via Face-
book that it will host a Pints for
UCC benefi t at Hard Knocks
Brewing on Saturday, Oct. 17
from 8-12 p.m. The Sentinel
would appreciate the chance
to print news of other benefi t
efforts, which may be sent to
cgnews@cgsentinel.com or by
phone at 541-942-3325.
— I heard one person ask, ‘can I
say the word ‘bong’? And I said
‘Yes, say it as loud as you can!”
Valley said Apothecaria has
been urging its medical mari-
juana cardholders to stock up on
the drug in advance of the Oct.
1 start of the sale of recreational
marijuana at dispensaries, which
the Oregon legislature approved
as a means of providing a supply
of recreational weed at the start
of recreational sales. The ap-
proval of Measure 91 provided
for the legalization of marijuana
for recreational purchases last
year, though the establishment
of regulations regarding its im-
plementation is ongoing.
The transition from “outlaw”
status for recreational users has
been a rapid one; House Bill
3160 provided for the estab-
lishment of medical marijuana
dispensaries in August of 2013;
Cottage Grove had its fi rst dis-
pensary, Mandy’s, in March of
2014. Its most recent facility
opened this summer, and judg-
ing by the volume of business in
just the fi rst few hours of recre-
ational sales, it’s clear that there
is a large base of customers
seeking to purchase the drug.
Local dispensaries stated
their intention to also cater to
recreational customers prior to
Oct. 1, and Apothecaria chose
to raise its prices for recreation-
al buyers in advance of the Jan.
1, 2016 onset of a tax on recre-
ational purchases, a move that
the other three dispensaries in
Cottage Grove have as yet cho-
sen not to make.
Medication Station Manager
Sharon Cohen said that business
was steady all day Thursday,
with most of the customer base
composed of seniors. Cohen
said a deadline of Nov. 1 would
have been more benefi cial for
the start of recreational sales,
as it would have allowed this
year’s harvest to help meet the
new demand.
“There may be a small short-
age, but it should only be for a
matter of days,” she said.
Riley Llamas of the Holistic
Co-op on Main Street said he
opened his dispensary in Cot-
tage Grove in anticipation of
the ability to also cater to rec-
reational customers. A long line
of customers outside the Co-op
greeted Llamas upon his arrival
Thursday morning.
At Mandy’s, the fi rst dispen-
sary to open in Cottage Grove,
Manager Gordon Peppers said
15 customers had been served
by 10:30 a.m.
“We fi gured it would be busy,
but we didn’t know it would be
like this,” he said. “I’m glad ev-
eryone gets to enjoy it.”
Peppers said that recreational
customers now have plenty of
choices among local dispensa-
ries, adding that an abundance
of facilities may not be sustain-
able in the long term.
“Having four in a town of
10,000 people is crazy, right?”
he said.
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ly, according to owner Colleen
Valley, who said that the dis-
pensary experienced only brief
lapses in an otherwise steady
stream of customers. Man-
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with us,” Valley said. “People
have been pretty cautious, too
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