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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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By Mike Tierney New Yorh Times News Service

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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,

Pete Smith/The Bulletin

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

TODAY'S WEATHER

wish to ease any uncertainty on where to be found.

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