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Outlaws on top —sisters volleyball is looking as dominant this year asever. C1
0 , an in,ere i car s: a corn icae reaionS i • Some Bend dispensaries find ways around banks' reluctance to work with them; others go cashonly
CascadeMiddleSchool
— An update on theshooting this weekend.B1
Secretary of state race will
be full By Taylor W.Anderson The Bulletin
By Joseph Ditzler
RedmOnd —Thecity may undertake a multimillion-dollar beautification project in its medical district.B1
2016 BALLOT
considers illegal. Should federThe Bulletin al tolerance for legal marijuana The small sign on the door one day end, bank accounts at Cannabend LLC, a medical full of marijuana profits may marijuana dispensary on N. be seized, he said. "We' re already one felony U.S. Highway 97 in Bend, is deep," said Koch, referring to clear: Cash only. Dispensary co-owner Ron the federal stance on marijuaKoch said legal advice he re- na sales. "We'd rather not have ceived cautions that marijuana
several more on top."
dispensaries are selling someDespite that fear, real or not, thing the federal government consumers may use their cred-
Opening an account is somemarijuana at a handful of med- times a matter of creating a "diical marijuana dispensaries versified business model," said in Bend. That m eans those Sam Stapleton, owner of two dispensary owners cleared an DiamondTree dispensariesin it or debit cards to purchase
important first h urdle: They
Bend. "Banking i n stitutions,
established a bank account. if you have a creative business Without that account, a mer- model, and can show you' re not chant service provider has 100 percent cannabis," he said nowhere to route the money last week, "they' ll give you an it processesfrom creditcard account." transactions. SeeMarijuana/A4
Cecil the lion —I-lis killer won't face charges.A5
PORTLAND-
State Rep. Val Hoyle hasn't announced her candidacy yet, but she will likely run in 2016 to be Oregon's secretaryof state.
Hoyle, a Democrat and former House ma]ority leader from
Eugene, already has a full campaign schedule, including an appearance on a panel at the Oregon Hemp Convention
last weekend in
Runner's high —Research
Portland, and others this week before she
says it's actually a lot like a marijuana high.A3
officially announces sometime this week, she told The Bulletin
And a Wed exclusive-
on Saturday. Although Hoyle has long been expected to run for the seat
Guninterests have successfully lobbied for limitations on government research and funding into gun violence. bendbnnetin.cern/extras
— she announced
July 7, the day after the close of the leg-
y
islative session, that
r'
she was considering it — her pending
EDITOR'SCHOICE
A culture
announcement will round out what is al-
ready a crowded race
+ann" rfr'.,
for the Democratic nomination.
Despite an unusually packed ballot in
of nagging
2016 that includes a
gubernatorial race to fill the remaining two years of former Gov.
helps save water in California
John Krtzhaber's fourth term, analysts
say the top Oregon race next year will be for secretary of state,
the state's No. 2 elected position. See Election /A6
By Matt Richtel New York Times News Service
SAN FRANCISCO-
Californians sharply cut
KOMBUCHA
water usethis summer,
prompting state officials to credit their new con-
servation policies and the sting of thousands of warnings and penalties they had issued to people for overuse. But the most effective
enforcers may be closer to home: the domestic water police. They are the moms and dads, spouses and partners, children, even
co-workers and neighbors who are quick to wag a finger when they spot people squandering
Bob Broomhall, left, and Sarah Broomhall, of Bend, paddle their way past a vibrant area of fall colors while spending the afternoon on the Deschutes River above Dillon Falls on Monday. And the blue skies
By Krislen Wyatt The Associated Press
A more substantive, if sleepy, debate By Philip Rucker The Washington Post
brushing their teeth, or
publican presidential debates have becomeappointment
sink. And showers'? No lingering allowed. So discovered Dick Allen, a retired businessman in San Francisco,
who tells of getting busted recently by his wife. He' d just stepped into a hot
shower to loosen up after a workout when she appeared in the bathroom to
scold him. "'You' ve been in the shower too long,'" he recalled her saying. "How do you know that?" he pleaded. She had proofhis back was red. "It was the gotcha moment," said
The first Democratic presidential debate starts at 5:30 p.m. today onCNN.
television.
contain low levels of
alcohol. Five years after
into watch
• The big Donald Trump issues for whack his unDemocrats, wieldy field of AS opponentspooh-poohing Jeb Bush's energy level, for example, or disparaging Carly Fiorina's appearance. So what happens if the
biggest fireworks in the first
Democrats expect the deTheAssociated Pressfile photos
tr%
alcohol levels de-
bate to be substantive and to
tected in kombucha prompted nation-
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders and front-run-
set the course for an unexpect-
ner Hillary Clinton likely won't provide the fireworks — orratings —of
edly contentious nominating contest. Americans are either going to find a pleasing contrast to the rip-roaring show Republi-
wide recalls, federal
cans have put on — or they' re
alcohol content or
going to be bored senseless. SeeDebate/A5
face fines.
the Republicans' two debates already.
Democratic debate here tonight are over which candidates opposed the Keystone
XL pipeline first, which would
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called kombucha has moved from the
seat amid renewed concerns it can
Tens of millions of Americans have tuned
InSide
DENVER — A tangy fermented tea natural foods aisle to the mainstream. But it's also moved into the hot
HOW toWatCh
LAS VEGAS — The Re-
Allen.
SeeNagging/A6
new test
will stick around a few more days: See the full weather report on B6.
moisture, such as a faucet left running while they' re using too much water to clean dinner plates in the
As sales boom, a
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resurrect the Glass-Steagall Act or how each would pay for his or her higher-education overhauls?
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