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(19 Aug 2016) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: apus061594

OREGONIANS ARE BUSY SETTING UP FOR THEIR 151ST STATE FAIR ….
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…. BUT THE EXHIBIT GENERATING THE MOST BUZZ IS A LIVE DISPLAY OF MARIJUANA PLANTS.
IT'S BELIEVED TO BE A FIRST …
…. AND BRINGS POT CULTIVATION INTO THE AGRICULTURAL MAINSTREAM.
SOUNDBITE (English), Dan Cox, spokesman for the Oregon State Fair
"There will be additional security at the entrance to this greenhouse to control who comes in, who goes out. And again, they'll make sure that no one under the age of 21 enters the greenhouse where the plants are on display."
OREGONIANS VOTED TO LEGALIZE RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA IN 2014 …
…. AND SINCE THEN THE INDUSTRY HAS GROWN DEEP ROOTS.
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JUDGES AT A CANNABIS GROWERS' EVENT IN THE STATE CAPITOL RECENTLY SELECTED NINE POT PLANTS FOR THE FAIR.
THEY WERE JUDGED ON COLOR, OVERALL HEALTH, LEAF STRUCTURE AND MORE.
SOUNDBITE (English), "The first thing is … to see if they have any infections, and to look to see that they have good nutrients and don't have nutrient deficiencies."
UPSOUND (English), "This one looks like it might be infected. There's something about this color."
AND WINNERS CAN'T HAVE ANY FLOWERS WHEN ON SHOW BETWEEN AUG. 26 AND SEPT. 5.
SOUNDBITE (English), Tom Lauerman, competition judge and organic marijuana farmer
"It's pretty awesome to be judging actual cannabis plants that are going to go into a state fair. It kind of gives me goose bumps even talking about it."
THE CONTEST WAS A FIRST FOR GROWERS, WHO AGONIZED ABOUT HOW TO PRODUCE A WINNER.
GREG SEYBERT, HEAD FARMER AT SYNERGY FARMS, HELPED NURTURE A PLANT THAT TOOK HOME 2ND PLACE IN THE 'INDICA' CATEGORY.
SOUNDBITE (English), Greg Seybert, head farmer for Synergy Farms
"You want a plant that's wide, rather than tall, of course for production."
A HYDROPONIC MARIJUANA FARM CALLED 'UPLIFTED' WON TWO OF THE THREE BLUE RIBBONS.
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RECREATIONAL POT REMAINS ILLEGAL IN 46 STATES AND UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
BUT WHILE NOT EVERYONE APPROVES OF THIS UNORTHODOX DISPLAY, COX SAYS THE NOVELTY IS PART OF THE POINT.
SOUNDBITE (English), Dan Cox, Oregon State Fair spokesman
"It's an interesting balancing act that a … traditional state fair like this plays in terms of its role in society and the local culture. It's a showcase for traditional things and yet it's always been a showcase for the new and the different and the innovative."
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… A SHOWCASE WHERE POT GROWERS ARE EAGER TO TAKE CENTER STAGE.
GILLIAN FLACCUS, ASSOCIATED PRESS, SALEM, OREGON


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