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• County commissioners to weigh options for regulating the industry
moratorium on the marijuana industry. The approach was
By Taylor W. Anderson
By Ted Shorack
granted to local governments
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Marijuana production and related business operations are safe for now in the unin-
corporated areas of Deschutes County. County commissioners
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EDITOR'5CHOICE
What's in an airport name?
Oregon gets 3rd major
agreed Monday that temporarily banning all future rec-
porarily block one or all marijuana business types, such as production and processing or
est thing — the right thing — would be to parse through some oftheseissuesand craft
wholesale distribution and re-
something that makes sense to
county would have to put the opt-out ordinance on the No-
tailers. A ban could also apply to future medical dispensaries andprocessing. The board held two public hearings Wednesday ahead of
Deschutes County." Marijuana business owners
vember 2016 election ballot and get approval from voters
told commissioners last week
in order for the moratorium to
erations would not be the best approach. But county leaders are expected to continue
weighing regulatory options for the marijuana industry at an upcoming work session Sept.2. The board could still tem-
through House Bill 3400. The
would allow the county to "opt out" and not allow marijuana
that a moratorium would be a be permanent. detrimental for the soon-to-beLegalization of recreationlicensed recreational side of al marijuana was strongly the industry. supported by voters in Bend Measure 91 legalized recre- during the November elec-
businesses. The ordinance
ational pot as of July 1. Grow-
tion. Opposition to Measure
would only apply outside of city limits.
ers and retailers won't be able to obtain licenses from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission until next year.
91 came mostly from areas
considering an ordinance that
reational and medical pot op-
"I think the easiest thing
we could do is to opt out," said Commissioner Tammy Baney on Monday. "I think the hard-
The county decided last
The Bulletin
Oregon became the state's newest major political party alongside Democrats and Republicans on Monday and is already generating buzz with at least one potential statewide candidate.
The announcement that the party was certified as the
state's new major party came Monday from Secretary of State Jeanne
outside city limits. However, the majority of voters within
the city of La Pine were also opposed to legalization.
month to consider placing a
See Pot /A4
Atkins after the
party's membership ballooned since its founding in 2007.
DeschutesCounty's vote onrecreational marijuana Measure 91 gained the support of 51.3 percent of voters in Deschutes County when put to vote in November. Thefollowing tallies, by precinct, show that it was strongly opposed in Sunriver and theagricultural area betweenSisters and Redmond, but it garnered strong support in most areas of Bend. Voted 'no'. 34,366people
Voter registration
with the two major parties has slowed
and many voters have remained unaffiliated with any political party. See Party /A4
Voted 'yes'. 37,018people e I'
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Judging by his resume alone, Albert Gallatin
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would seem afine choice
to have an important local landmark in Montana, like an airport, named after him. A career statesman and Treasury secretary under
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Thomas Jefferson and James Madison, the Swissborn Gallatin helped plan the Lewis and Clark expedition, after all.
By Katrin Bennhold
Sunriver
New York Times News Service
But Gallatin Field, in
Bozeman, got its name more than 70 years ago, long before travelers booked their flights on the
LONDON — The
night before Khadiza
Brothers
Internet.
she was dancing in her teenage bedroom.
La Pine
These days, Gallatin Field goes by — take a deep breath — Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport
Sultana left for Syria It was a Monday
during the February school vacation. Her Source: OeschvtesCounty Clerk
nieceand close friend,
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at Gallatin Field.
at 13 only three years younger than Khad-
It's a mouthful, the airport's director, Brian
Sprenger, concedes. But in an era of search engine
iza, had come for a
done for those who want
Crook Countyconsidersits own limits on pot industry
to fly to an airport 90 miles from Yellowstone Park.
By Ted Shorack
optimization, it gets the job
And traffic, Sprenger said with a certain pride,
has spiked in the four years since the airport was rechristened.
"In this day and age, branding has an important part," he said. "Gallatin Field, it doesn't relate to
anyone outside the area, so people got confused." Gallatin Field is one of a growing number of small and midsize airports that
have had to cope with flat or declining customer traf-
The Bulletin
The Crook County Court is considering an ordinance Wednesday that would prohibit medical and retail marijuana businesses in the unincorporat-
ed parts of the county. The ordinance would ban recreational marijuana production,
processing, wholesale distribution and pot retailers. The move would also prohibit medical processing sites and dispensaries. Cities and counties in which at least 55 percent of voters
opposed Measure 91 are able
prohibit marijuana businesses so far ,accordingtotheOregon
Crook County's vote on recreational marijuana
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Douglas, Umatilla, Harney and Malheur counties have also approved bans. If approved, the ordinance would go into effect immediately with the county court declaring
GregCross l The Bulletin
Source: CrookCounty websIIe
Brown signed House Bill 3400 in July, which gave local govern-
Khadiza offered
her niece her room
Liquor Control Commission.
On Nov. 4, 2014, Crook County voted against Measure 91, which legalized recreational pot sales. A precinct-by-precinct breakdown was not available Monday from the county clerk's office.
to institute a ban. Gov. Kate
sleepover. The two girls wore matching pajamas and giggled as they gyrated in unison to the beat.
ments the option to pass a local ordinance.
an emergency, which doesn't require two separate public hearings before making a decision. The public hearing will be at 9 a.m. Wednesday at 320 NE Court St., Prineville. Reporter: 541-617-7820,
Eight cities have chosen to
tshorack@bendbutletin.corn
and shared a bed with her mother. She was
a devoted daughter, particularly since her father had died. The scene in her
bedroom, saved on the niece's cellphone Feb. 16 and replayed dozens of times by Khadiza's relatives since,
shows a girl they thought they knew: joyful and kind. See Jihad /A6
fic as airline consolidation
funnels fliers to major hubs. Others that have con-
sidered the name change or gone through with it simply
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