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SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE 1870 Vol. 149, No. 8 the week of february 7, 2019 50¢ water & Land is this You? With the Farm Bill’s passage, Nevada GoinG LandLine-Less I am seriously growers see new opportunity for hemp thinking of drop- ping my land line. By Daniel Rothberg marijuana. Learning more about it, he research for the industry. Nevada and Becoming a cell The Nevada Independent has come to see it as a different prod- more than 30 other states took advan- phone only house- uct — and an economic opportunity for tage of that opportunity. In 2015, the Leg- hold. Becoming Tucked away along the Utah border, the county. Howe sees a big market for islature voted to create a hemp pilot pro- a member of the White Pine County — with a population hemp. The crop is used in a number of gram. Because hemp was classified as a new world order. trina of a little more than 10,000 — is heavily food products, including granola, tea Schedule I drug, the program came with The term “new machacek reliant on mining and resource manage- and even beer, and is also processed to a set of restrictions. Hemp could only be world order” has commentarY ment jobs to support its economy. As in isolate CBD, a non-psychoactive cann- bought and sold within the state, which been used to refer so many rural regions, elected officials abis compound taken as medicine. placed a cap on the market and demand. to any new period have sought to diversify the local job What else changed Howe’s mind? He If growers purchased seed from other of history evidencing a dramatic change base. said the 2018 Farm Bill played a big role. states, they did so at their own risk. in world political thought and the bal- To do so, White Pine is turning to an Signed by President Trump in Decem- In legalizing hemp, the 2018 Farm Bill ance of power. At least that’s what Wik- unlikely candidate: Big Hemp. ber, the 2018 Farm Bill legalized hemp removed many of those barriers. Prod- ipedia says it is. I think the new world Hemp is not the only part of the production in the eyes of the federal uct can now be shipped across state lines order, in reference to the phone world, county’s diversification efforts. Richard government. Until this year, the Depart- with less fear that the government might may have started when someone in some Howe, the chair of the County Commis- ment of Justice had regulated hemp as clamp down on the growing industry. government office got a wild hair and de- sion, named other possibilities: renew- a Schedule I drug, despite the fact that And federally managed water can now cided to start chopping up AT&T and able energy, recreation and tourism. For hemp is a distinct form of cannabis from be used to irrigate hemp fields. That now trying to read a phone bill is tanta- now, though, hemp has taken center marijuana that contains a low concen- could be good for Nevada hemp farmers mount to trying to read the ancient Dead stage with a project to build a massive tration of THC, the chemical responsible — but it also means they might face more Sea Scrolls! But I do go on a bit… organic grow operation. Once built out, for marijuana’s high. competition. Back to me and my land line decision. it will span 2,800 acres about 60 miles Farmers had long-awaited the move. “We’re going to see a lot of economic This will be quite a big step for me. Since from Ely, the county seat. Industry observers told The Nevada In- shift as the program evolves throughout 1948 and up until 2013 someone in my “It’s a different way for White Pine dependent in April that the legalization other states,” said Ashley Jeppson, who family, dad, brother, sister and me, had County to look at economic develop- of hemp could alleviate some of the chal- oversees regulation of hemp production always worked for the phone company. ment,” Howe said. lenges that come with operating in a le- for the Nevada Department of Agricul- That’s a lot of phone wire strung up When asked whether he ever imagined gal gray area. ture. along the way! It wouldn’t be too much that some of his constituents would want Although hemp was regulated at the Joe Frey, a Fallon-area rancher and of a stretch to say that our family had Ne- to turn to hemp farming, he responded federal level, a previous Farm Bill carved owner of Western States Hemp, said vada Bell blue blood coursing through “absolutely not.” Like many Americans, out a loophole allowing states to autho- our veins. But, ah can you hear a “but” Howe had always associated hemp with rize its cultivation and sale if it served as > See MARIJUANA, Page 3 ringing off the hook? But is that a good enough reason to keep a land line when ninety five percent of the calls that come in are from some robot! Apparently not. To my surprise, since I seem to live echs wrestLinG in my very own little bubble, I’ve found there are homes and whole families who have never had a land line. Homes built today don’t even have phone jacks built Vandals sending 5 to state tourney into their frameworks. I feel like at some point I will be sitting on a porch some- By Dave Maxwell where and I will look at the person next to me and I will say something like, “Well Five Eureka wrestlers were at the 2A the next thing ya know Mert, (I would Northern Regionals last weekend in call my rocking chair friend Mert-hey Lovelock and all advanced to the state it’s my porch reminiscence) Mert, pretty tournament this weekend in Winne- soon television will have more than three mucca. channels!” Well maybe not that far back. Wyatt Anderson placed second at When I think of unhooking my land line the regionals and the other four, James I do tend to get a little nostalgic. Filippini, Ivan Pickard, Preston Hub- In taking this huge step I’ve given the bard and Chris Drayton all took fourth old pro/con list a good going over. Money place. is of course the first concern. If I drop my Filippini (126) began the quarterfinals ole trusted friend I would save money. with a pin over Morgan Johnson (Wells), Where I live I not only pay a monthly but had a semifinal loss by pin to Logan charge I am also in an area where I am Gavin (Yerington). He received a bye charged so much a mile from the phone in the consolation round, then lost the central office in Eureka to where I live. A third place match by fall to Colton Wan- very nice, quiet ten miles. Then there are ner (Pershing County). of course the taxes, fees, long distance He will wrestle Jordan Free (Lincoln charges, charges for operator assistance, County) in the first match at state. Courtesy photo directory assistance, (do you remember At 132-pounds Pickard had a first The Eureka County High wrestling team had all five of its athletes qualify for the that?) and probably, if I could just deci- round bye. He then lost by fall to Juan state tournament this weekend in Winnemucca. From left, Preston Hubbard; pher the bill I may be getting charged be- Guizar (Battle Mountain), but won his Chris Drayton; Wyatt Anderson; Ivan Pickard and Quade Fillipinni. cause I have a yellow rain coat hanging consolation semifinal match by fall over in my closet. Yes, I’m pretty sure there Rhiannon Maneilito (Owyhee), then lost Preston Hubbard (152) took a 5-4 de- had a bye in the consolation semifinal, are charges within my bill that are just as the third place match by fall to Andres cision over Nikita Pavlov (Pershing then lost by fall to Vincent Davis (Yering- silly as that sounds. Christian (Yerington). County) in the quarterfinals, but lost by ton) and finished in fourth place. Cons of losing the land line are the fact His opening match at state will be fall in the semifinals to Lucas Peavey He will open at state against Vance that if the world were to begin to dissolve against Austin Marshall (Lincoln (Wells). In the consolation semifinals, he Kinsey-Day (Tonopah). and all the cell towers melted how would County). pinned Dalton Shake (Battle Mountain), The top four in each weight class at I make a call? Oh wait. If all the cell tow- Wyatt Anderson (138) received a first but lost the third place match by a 13-7 both the Northern and Southern re- ers came tumbling down there would be round bye. Won his semifinal match decision to Sean Gottschalk (Pershing gionals advanced to the 2019 NIAA nobody to call, so this one is a wash. by injury default over Enrique Aguilar County). Class(es) 4A, 3A & 2A/1A Nevada State The pro/con list, like in any decision (Wells), but lost the first place match 17-4 His first match at the state tourna- High School Wrestling Championships, making process confuses me. I can make to Dante Reviglio (Yerington), the de- ment will be against Eric Pickens (White presented by the Station Casinos at the as many pros as cons. Oh there is such fending state champion. Pine), the defending state champion. Winnemucca Events Center Feb.