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State regulations require marijuana The proposed Vallenar Bay Timber products to be tested for THC content Sale would offer approximately 600 and other criteria before sale, but acres of young-growth and old-growth there’s “nothing in regs that stipulate timber, approximately 12 million board how they get their product tested,” feet. The roads portion of the project said Bruce Schulte, chairman of the would establish access to the Vallenar Marijuana Control Board, earlier this Bay area from the existing road system month. on Gravina Island by constructing a Prince of Wales Island's annual Whalefest features free whale watching excursions. This year the 48-foot troller-longliner Anne Louise, For most of Southeast’s many island forest road from the Lewis Reef area to left, and the 38-foot gillnetter Julie Marie hosted more than 50 passengers during two separate 2-hour cruises. Photos by Cathy McIntosh communities, that means a local test - the existing logging road on the south - ing facility is required or entrepre - east side of Vallenar Bay, according to neurs would be forced to break more the project’s best interest finding. federal laws to do business by trans - Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, helped Southeast island hosts porting marijuana by sea or air to a secure funding for the road project in larger community for testing. 2012 when he was the chairman of the sixth annual Whalefest Because marijuana remains a feder - Senate Finance Committee, according ally controlled substance, all potential to a news release from his office. By CATHY BOLLING Alaska cannabis entrepreneurs would “This road project will not only pro - For the Daily News already be violating federal law. vide access to Southeast State Forest By land and by sea, Prince of Wales Island celebrated its sixth annual Whalefest While the borough is hearing ru - land units for timber sales, but will also this past weekend. This year welcomed two new events — an open mic for local mors that federal authorities might provide access to private lands in Val - fisherpoets and musicians, and a wearable arts contest. ease up on enforcement because of lenar Bay,” Stedman said in the release. Events kicked off Friday night at the Hill Bar in Craig with “Whale Tales.” Be - state-level legalization, the official “The Alaska Mental Health Trust Au - fore a packed house, fisherpoet and fisherman Doug Rhodes of Craig opened word from the U.S. Coast Guard and thority and the University of Alaska with his well-known style of verse, including “You Can’t Catch ‘Em All,” “Kindred the Federal Aviation Administration also own tracts of land near the new Spirits” and the “24-Inch Mechanic.” Rhodes has attended the FisherPoets Gath - remains unchanged. road, and I’m hopeful that potential erings in Astoria, Oregon for the past seven years and has published several Current borough policy mimics the timber sales will occur on these lands, poems. state, according to the Borough Plan - too.” Hill Bar owner and fisherman Ralph Mackie took to the stage as well, singing ning Department. Legal transportation The Southeast State Forest includes “Where the Salmon Flash Silver” and a local favorite, “Humpback Salmon.” Kay or a local testing facility isn’t a re - about 46,592 acres of land located in 32 Butler and Gail Slentz recited their spin-off of the popular book “Green Eggs and quirement of doing business in management units throughout central Ham,” entitled “Fish Eggs on Kelp,” while storyteller/researcher Brittany Rether - Ketchikan. and southern Southeast Alaska, accord - ford spoke on the 1982 fishing vessel Investor murders that occurred near Craig. “That does not mean that the Mari - ing to the Division of Forestry. The following day featured morning and afternoon whale watching excursions. juana Control Board will not be ad - Potential bidders may “submit sealed Ship captains donated the fuel for these 2 ½ hour trips, according to Whalefest dressing comments from local bids, in single copy, for furnishing all co-founder Kathy Peavey, whose family boat, the 48-foot troller-longliner Anne government or individuals that object labor, equipment, and materials and Louise is used regularly for Whalefest. Mackie captained his 38-foot gillnetter, to such transportation violations,” for performing all work for the project” See ‘Whalefest,’ page 3 states a Monday report by the Plan - to: Procurement Officer, Dept. Natural ning Department. Resources 550 W. 7th Ave., Suite 1230 Borough staff posed the question to Anchorage, AK 99501. Millie Schoonover of Craig and grandson Tyler Robinson, 4, were the Assembly on Monday: Should the Bids will be opened publicly at 2 among passengers on Saturday morning's whale watch during borough revisit local marijuana regu - p.m. April 28 at that location. Prince of Wales Island's Whalefest 2016. Photo by Cathy McIntosh lations because of the conflict? [email protected] See ‘Pot,’ page 2 Lawmakers move rewrite of Walker’s fisheries tax bill By RASHAH McCHESNEY potential revenue into a seafood marketing cent tax increase to portions of the commercial legislature is also given the option to appropri - Senate cut the marketing institute’s budget in Associated Press fund. fishing industry. ate the marketing fund to the Alaska Seafood their respective versions of the state operating JUNEAU — A House fisheries committee The bill, one of six proposed taxes on indus - The new language requires that one-half of Marketing Institute. budget. Lawmakers said they wanted to see advanced a rewrite of Gov. Bill Walker’s fish - tries from Walker, could raise an additional the tax increase to be deposited into a newly Seafood marketing has been an ongoing fight the institute become self-sustaining, with the eries tax bill on Tuesday, diverting half of the $18 million in revenue by adding a one per - created Alaska Seafood Marketing Fund. The in the state legislature. Both the House and the See ‘Fisheries tax’ page 9 How to protect your data Court: Parents can eavesdrop By MICHAEL VIRTANEN ing to,” Judge Eugene Fahey wrote for the majority. He cau - By BREE FOWLER Like washing your hands and brushing your teeth, a Associated Press tioned that the ruling shouldn’t be interpreted as a way to AP Technology Writer little “cyber hygiene” can go a long way toward prevent - ALBANY, N.Y. — Parents can legally eavesdrop on young avoid criminal liability for wiretaps “when a parent acts in NEW YORK — The government hack of an iPhone ing disaster. children if they reasonably believe it would be in the bad faith.” used by a San Bernardino killer serves as a reminder LOCK YOUR PHONE WITH A PASSCODE child’s best interest, the state’s highest court ruled Tuesday, The live-in boyfriend, Anthony Badalamenti, was later that phones and other electronic devices aren’t impene - Failing to do so is like leaving your front door un - establishing an exception to New York law against wiretaps convicted of child endangerment, assault and weapon pos - trable vaults. locked. without the consent of at least one person on a call. session. His attorney challenged the tape as inadmissible While most people aren’t targets of the NSA, FBI or a A four-digit passcode — and an accompanying self-de - The 4-3 ruling by the Court of Appeals involved a cell - evidence from illegal eavesdropping. foreign government, hackers are looking to steal the fi - struct feature that might wipe a phone’s data after too phone recording of a man threatening to beat the 5-year- Fahey cautioned that courts must consider the age and nancial and personal information of ordinary people. many wrong guesses — stumped the FBI for weeks and old son of his live-in girlfriend.