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The Nebraska women's golf team returns to Arizona for the second time in three spring tournaments to participate in the Clover Cup, Friday, March 8 through Sunday, March 10 in Mesa, Ariz.
The Huskers will play three rounds over three days on the par-72, 6,209-yard layout at the Longbow Golf Club in a tournament hosted by Notre Dame. Nebraska's five-player lineup will take on a talented 16-team field that includes Cincinnati, Colorado, Florida International, Georgetown, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, SMU, Texas Tech and Tulsa, along with the Huskers.
The tournament will tee off on Friday, March 8, with 18 holes beginning at 9 a.m. (CT), before competing in the second round Saturday again at 8 a.m. Sunday's final round is set for an 8:30 a.m. shotgun start.
Katelyn Wright leads the Husker lineup. The junior from Incline Village, Nev., produced a pair of top-five finishes and four top-20 showings during the fall. She opened the spring by leading the Huskers in a loaded field at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic before notching NU's No. 2 finish at the Westbrook Invitational in Peoria, Ariz., Feb. 24-25. Wright owns a team-best 75.95 stroke average on the year.
Fellow junior Steffi Neisen produced her best tournament of the season with a three-round score of 226 to tie for 22nd at the Westbrook Invite. Neisen's performance included a season-best 70 in the final round. She improved her season stroke average to 78.29, which ranks third among the Huskers.
Freshman Cassie Deeg added three top-20 showings for the Huskers during the fall and ranks second on the team with a 77.48 stroke average. Redshirt freshman Morgan Smejkal (Columbus, Neb.) has competed in all 21 rounds so far this season in the NU lineup. Fellow redshirt freshman Cassidy Stelzmiller earned her first lineup spot of the year this week at the Clover Cup. Stelzmiller fired a career-best 234 with three solid rounds as an individual at the Westbrook Invitational.
Live scoring for the tournament will be available at GolfStat.com.
Clover Cup
March 8-10, 2013
Location: Mesa, Ariz.
Host: Notre Dame
Course: Longbow Golf Club
Par 72/6,209 Yards
Start Times (Central)
Friday, March 8 - 9 a.m. (18 holes)
Saturday, March 9 - 9 a.m. (18 holes)
Sunday, March 10 - 9:30 a.m. (18 holes)
Nebraska Lineup
1. Katelyn Wright
2. Cassie Deeg
3. Steffi Neisen
4. Morgan Smejkal
5. Cassidy Stelzmiller
Individual: Jackie O'Doherty
Clover Cup Field (16 Teams)
Cincinnati, Colorado, Florida International, Georgetown, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Oklahoma, SMU, Texas Tech, Tulsa
Live Scoring: www.golfstat.com
Neisen Fires Season-Best 70 in Westbrook Final Round
Steffi Neisen fired a final-round 70 to notch her first top-25 finish of the spring to lead Nebraska at the Westbrook Invitational, Feb. 24-25.
Neisen, a junior from New Prague, Minn., closed the 75-player tournament in a tie for 22nd with a season-best 226 (78-78-70) over three rounds on the par-72, 6,269-yard layout of the Vistas Course at the Westbrook Village Golf Club.
With Neisen leading the way, the Huskers recorded their best team round of the season with a 296. NU's previous top round came with a 299 in the second round of the Price's "Give 'Em Five" Invitational in Las Cruces, N.M., Oct. 9.
Junior Katelyn Wright added a final-round 75 to finish in a tie for 48th at 233 (78-80-75). Redshirt freshman Jackie O'Doherty added a 75, while fellow redshirt freshman Morgan Smejkal matched her season best with a 76 in the final round to close out the team scoring for the Huskers. Smejkal tied for 61st (82-79-76-237) in the tournament, while O'Doherty finished 71st (83-83-75-241).
True freshman Cassie Deeg managed a final-round 78 to close the tournament in a tie for 64th (77-83-78-238). Redshirt freshman Cassidy Stelzmiller contributed the best tournament of her career, playing as an individual. The native of Placerville, Calif., fired a final-round 77 to finish with a career-best 54-hole score of 234.
As a team, Nebraska finished 13th with a three-round total of 930. No. 15 Texas Tech won the 13-team tournament with a score of 862, five strokes ahead of No. 7 Arkansas (867). No. 9 Washington took third at 874. Arkansas' Gabriela Lopez claimed medalist honors with a three-round score of 208.
Former Husker Sheils Earns Cactus Tour Win
Madeleine Sheils captured a tournament title in her first event as a professional golfer, winning the season-opening event at Club West on the Cactus Tour on Wednesday, Jan. 30. The native of Boise, Idaho, fired three straight even-par rounds of 72 on the 6,077-yard layout at Club West to finish the 54-hole event at 216.
Sheils entered the final round in third place at 144, two shots back of Caitlin McCleary and one stroke behind Sadena Parks in a 23-player field. Sheils closed the tournament with a one-stroke victory over Parks, who managed a two-over 74 in the final round to take runner-up honors.
Sheils graduated from Nebraska in December of 2012, after competing as one of the top Huskers on the course for four seasons from 2009 through 2012. Prior to graduation she earned a spot in the final stage of qualifying at LPGA Q-School. She bypassed the final stage to graduate, but did secure her Symetra Tour card.
Wright Named Big Ten Golfer of the Week
After producing the best tournament performance of her career, Nebraska's Katelyn Wright captured her first Big Ten Golfer-of-the-Week award on Oct. 11.
The junior from Incline Village, Nev., carded a career-best 217 over three rounds on her way to a career-best tie for third at the Price's "Give 'Em Five" Invitational in Las Cruces, N.M., Oct. 8-10.
Wright opened the tournament by matching her career best with a 71 on the par-72, 6,319-yard layout of the New Mexico State Golf Course on Oct. 8. She added a second-round 74 on Oct. 9, before closing the tournament with an even-par 72 in the final round to finish at one-over-par for 54 holes. Her tie for third in a 76-player field marked her first career top-five finish.
Wright, who is in her third year in the Nebraska lineup, has shot 79 or better in 18 of her 21 rounds this season.
Neisen, Wright Expected to Lead Huskers in 2012-13
The Nebraska women's golf team is one of the youngest in the Big Ten and the nation in 2012-13. Returning starters Steffi Neisen and Katelyn Wright lead a nine-player Husker roster that is without any seniors. The remainder of the roster consists of seven freshmen, including four true freshmen and a trio of redshirts.
"This year looks to be a rebuilding year on paper, with only two returning starters and no other players with collegiate experience," Nebraska Coach Robin Krapfl said. "But the potential is there for us to become a pretty good team. Steffi and Katelyn will need to provide strong leadership on and off the golf course to help our young team grow and develop."
Neisen has plenty of experience to draw upon as she assumes the role of a leader. The junior from New Prague, Minn., was in the NU lineup for 65 consecutive rounds in her first two seasons. She completed her sophomore season with Nebraska's No. 2 stroke average (76.67) in 2011-12. Her year included a school-record round of 66 at the Mountain View Collegiate on March 23. She notched three top-10 tournament finishes on the year, including a tie for second at the Alamo Invitational, Oct. 30-Nov. 1, when she fired a career-best 214 over three rounds. She closed her second year in Nebraska's starting lineup by tying for 25th at the 2012 Big Ten Championships.
A standout in the classroom and in the community, Neisen was honored as a Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient, while also earning academic All-Big Ten honors. She also captured NGCA Scholastic All-America recognition for the second time.
Wright was also in the starting lineup throughout the 2011-12 campaign. The junior from Incline Village, Nev., competed in all 33 rounds for the Huskers and continued to shave strokes off her game as the season progressed. She started slow and battled some health issues in the fall, but came on strong in the spring.
"I'm really excited to see what Katelyn will do this year. She has the ability to not only be our most improved player, but also one of the most improved in the Big Ten," Krapfl said. "When you take a multi-sport athlete like Katie was, it takes a couple of years to catch up with those players who only played golf. But when that athlete breaks out, great things can happen. With Katie's work ethic, she has put in the time it takes and is ready to break out."
Redshirt Freshmen Making Impact in Second Seasons
Second-year Huskers Jackie O'Doherty, Morgan Smejkal and Cassidy Stelzmiller all redshirted in their first seasons in Nebraska's program in 2011-12.
O'Doherty and Smejkal have competed in Nebraska's top five in the first seven tournaments, while Stelzmiller has played as an individual outside NU's lineups four times this season.
O'Doherty, a two-time Nebraska Class A state champion at Lincoln East High School, was a three-time Class A all-state pick in golf. She was also a member of the 2011 Four State Team and the 2010 Nebraska Junior Golf All-Star Team. She was also a competitive swimmer and posted better than a 4.0 GPA at Lincoln East.
"Jackie is a a great student with a wonderful personality and a good work ethic. She has good length, a solid golf swing and possesses a strong competitive side," Krapfl said. "She is coming off a hand injury that had her sidelined much of the summer, but it may be a blessing in disguise because she was forced to only work on her short game."
Smejkal, a Columbus, Neb., native, was a two-time Class A all-state selection and produced a pair of top-five finishes at the state tournament. She was also a member of the Nebraska Junior Golf All-Star Team in 2009 and 2010, and she was a member of the 2010 and 2011 Nebraska Four State Team. She was also an outstanding basketball player who set Columbus High's three-point record.
"Morgan was recruited as an athlete with potential to develop into a college-level golfer, and she has embraced that goal," Krapfl said. "We have had quite a few hard-working athletes in my tenure, and Morgan's work ethic is right up there with the best. You've got to love a kid who gives it her all in everything she does. Not only that, she has also embraced what being a great teammate is all about. Morgan has good length, is meticulous in her thought process and hates to lose. As soon as she can get away from thinking too much and just play, she could develop into one heck of a player."
Stelzmiller was a highly regarded recruit from Placerville, Calif., who had success as a junior player competing in several major events, including the Women's Trans.
"We headed into last season thinking Cassidy could help us right away, and even though I think she could have, I'm glad she elected to take the year off and develop her game. It is exciting to think of how far she can progress in the next four years," Krapfl said. "She has excellent length and a great touch on the greens. With a year of maturity, we are hoping for big things from Cassidy."
Deeg Leads Four True Freshmen on NU Roster
The final ingredients to Nebraska's 2012-13 team come from four true freshmen, including two international players. The freshmen will all be given an opportunity to compete for positions in the lineup.
Cassie Deeg has made an immediate impact. The Hugo, Minn., native owns three top-20 finishes, including a 10th-place showing at the Missouri State/Payne Stewart Memorial, Oct. 15-16. Deeg captured the 2011 Minnesota state title while helping Stillwater Area High School to runner-up team finishes in both 2011 and 2012. She added a third-place individual Class 3A finish in 2012, and was also the Minnesota Women's Match Play runner-up.
Another true freshman with an excellent chance to contribute early is Hannah Luebke. One of the top young golfers in Germany, Luebke became the first European player to sign with the Huskers since Catha Fogelberg (Sweden) in 1997-98. A native of Stuttgart, Luebke is the second German to join the Huskers in history, following in the footsteps of Shirin Hornecker (Munich), who played for Nebraska from 1996 to 1998. Luebke finished second in the BWGW International Match Play and third at the German Youth National Championships. At 6-foot-1, Luebke was also an All-German performer as a middle blocker/outside hitter on the volleyball court in both 2009 and 2010. Luebke was limited during the fall by a back injury.
Huskers Continue to Set the Pace in the Classroom
Nebraska leads the nation with 61 NGCA Scholastic All-Americans since 1989, including two in 2012. Madeleine Sheils capped her outstanding career on and off the course as the fourth four-time NGCA Scholastic All-America award winner in Husker history. Sheils joined Jackie Beste, Allison Stewart and JC Stevenson as four-time Husker NGCA Scholastic All-Americans.
Sheils was joined on the 2012 NGCA Scholastic All-America squad for the second straight year by Steffi Neisen. The junior from New Prague, Minn., takes aim at her third straight award in 2013.
Overall, Nebraska owns one of the richest academic traditions in all of collegiate sports with a nation-leading 302 CoSIDA Academic All-Americans across all teams and all sports. NU also led the nation with 16 NCAA Top Eight Award winners.


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Lincoln - The Nebraska men's tennis team won five of six singles matches and swept a trio of wins to claim the doubles point in a 6-1 win over Creighton on Sunday at the Nebraska Tennis Center.
The Huskers improved to 3-3 on the young season by posting their second straight win to close the weekend, following a 4-3 decision over No. 30 VCU earlier Sunday.
The Huskers swept the Bluejays in doubles play winning all three courts. The pair of Bradford Zitsch and Sebastian Florczyk notched the first win against Creighton's Anthony Rauschembach and August Nysted, 8-3. The next doubles win came from the No. 1 spots Andre Stenger and Marc Herrmann against Creighton's Ryan Norman and Sean Mathison, 8-6. In the final doubles victory Brandon Videtich and Scott Elsass defeated Creighton's Brandon Lee and Elliott Baker 8-5.
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Zitsch started a strong singles performance by the Huskers with a 6-1, 6-3 sweep of Nysted at No. 6, before Blackwell completed his own sweep of Lee at No. 4. Herrmann followed with a solid 6-3, 6-4 win over Mathison at No. 2, before Andrew Dzulynsky notched a sweep of his own with a 6-0, 7-6 (7-4) win over CU's Quinn Dippel.
Nebraska got its final singles win of the day from Dusty Boyer, who posted a 7-5, 6-4 victory over Baker at No. 3. Norman prevented a complete sweep by the Huskers with a 3-6, 7-6 (7-1) (1-0) win over NU senior Eric Sock at the No. 1 spot in the lineup.
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Attorneys for Swanson and Lt. Louis Darrow filed a motion with Ohio Supreme Court Monday that would compel the committee to appoint Darrow sheriff because he received the most votes of the legally qualified candidates.
Interim Stark County Sheriff Timothy Swanson says the Stark County Democratic Party doesn't get a "do-over."
George Maier, who the Ohio Supreme Court removed from office Nov. 6 for not meeting the qualifications of the job, should not be among the applicants the committee considers when it meets next month, Swanson says.
"They plan on running him again for a race he isn't qualified for," Swanson said. "This isn't a do-over. This was 'you screwed up the first time, now make it right.' "
As anticipated, attorneys for Swanson and Lt. Louis Darrow filed a motion with Ohio Supreme Court on Monday that would compel the committee to appoint Darrow sheriff because he received the most votes of the legally qualified applicants. Darrow finished eight votes behind Maier when the committee met Feb. 6. If that can't happen, they've asked that only the two qualified applicants at the time of the original vote be considered. The other applicant was Republican Larry Dordea, who garnered a single vote. The Central Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11.
Swanson, who had retired as sheriff in 2012, was appointed interim when sheriff-elect Michael McDonald could not take office due to a terminal illness. Swanson, who backs Darrow for the job, filed the original suit with the court to remove Maier from office.
The court found that Maier served in only a part-time capacity as a peace officer during his tenure as the assistant director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety. By law, applicants are required to serve as a full-time peace officer within the four years prior to the appointment. Maier is working as a sheriff's deputy in Harrison County in order to meet the qualifications.
Attorney Greg Beck said the court's ruling essentially nullified the initial appointment of Maier and returns the case to the original appointment.
"Cases that deal with civil service and other areas where you have an improper promotion or improper vote, at a minimum it always reverts back to the original activity," Beck said. "That just makes logical sense because the votes were essentially void."
Stark County Democratic Party Chairman Randy Gonzalez welcomes a decision from the court, saying he feels comfortable permitting Maier, or any other person who may be qualified when the committee meets, to apply for the vacancy. The party has retained five attorneys, including one from the Ohio Democratic Party, to represent it, Gonzalez said.
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Nepenthe's Restaurant about 11:00am. If you arrive much later, it's hard to get our favorite spot. This is the view from our lunch table...
... this burger is so good! There's something about the quality of the beef, the perfect char-grill flavor and the sauce... I sometimes crave them! Nepenthe's has posted the recipe for this right on their website.
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I browsed through the gift shop and fell in-love with their new book, "My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family & Big Sur." It's a beautiful book, with stunning scenic and recipe photographs by Sara Remington. I debated buying the book...hesitated, and then decided I wanted to have more time to check it out, before buying it (more on that later).
This establishment has also published a beautiful cookbook called (appropriately) "The Big Sur Bakery Cookbook: A Year in the Life of a Restaurant", which is also photographed by Sara Remington. This was my first time visiting this establishment. The next time that we drive to Big Sur, I hope to try a meal at this restaurant-- maybe in the summer. I will tell you that, as we drove home, I stopped at Border's Bookstore to grab a copy of the Big Sur Bakery Cookbook and Nepenthe's Cookbook. I found a comfy chair and started to examine both books:
If you ever find yourself on the Central Coast of California-- Big Sur is a "must see" part of your tour. We need to come here more often. It's still "Bohemian" in many ways, but that's what I love about it.
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Upcoming events at Park Ridge Health
Park Ridge Health has scheduled the following events:
u Noon-12:30 p.m.
today: The Low Back Pain: A Look at Prevention and Treatment in the Duke Room at Park Ridge Health, presented by Dr.
Jennifer Sales Slechter with WNC Chiropractic Center.
The free presentation will cover the basics of avoiding low-back issues through proper ergonomics, basic exercises and lifestyle modifications. The second focus will be on the wide variety of treatment options starting with good self-treatment at home, and including when to seek more advanced medical care.
Slechter is a local chiropractor who runs a family practice with an emphasis on sports. She earned a B.S. in biology from UNC-Chapel Hill and a B.S. in health and wellness and a Doctorate of Chiropractic from Parker University, where she was the valedictorian.
u 10:30 a.m.-noon Friday: The Oncology community support group meets in the Burchard/OB Conference Room at Park Ridge Health, 100 Hospital Drive, Hendersonville.
The group is open to anyone in the community undergoing the stress of cancer treatments.
Caregivers and family welcome. Facilitated by Suzanne Watkins, RN, and Darlene White, Park Ridge Health volunteer and cancer survivor. Call 828-681-2917 for more information.
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Tuesday: Carbohydrates: Making the Right Choice, in the Duke Room at Park Ridge Health. Good carbs, bad carbs, high carbs, low carbs. What is the healthy choice? At the free event, learn how to make healthy choices when it comes to carbohydrates, from Park Ridge Health Lead Dietician Kathy Berger.
Dr. Teresa Fralix joins BRCHS medical staff
Dr. Teresa A. Fralix, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the medical staff at Blue Ridge Community Health Services.
Fralix will practice family medicine in the Blue Ridge Health Center building on U.S. Highway 64 East and Howard Gap Road. Fralix received her doctorate in biophysical chemistry from the University of Virginia and her medical degree from Duke University. She is boardcertified by the American Board of Family Medicine. Her special interests include geriatrics and wellness and prevention.
"Dr. Fralix makes an excellent addition to our team of high-quality, compassionate providers," said Dr. Shannon Dowler, chief medical officer of BRCHS. "It is evident that she shares our commitment to improving the health and well-being of the communities we serve."
Fralix is accepting new patients. To make an appointment, call 692-4289.
Healing arts program at TRH explained Thursday
Transylvania Regional Hospital at 260 Hospital Drive, Brevard, offers a healing arts program with integrative therapies, which complement the care provided at TRH, to help promote healing and recovery.
The hospital will host a free program explaining the healing arts at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday in the Carlson Conference Room. To educate the community, healing arts practitioners Nancy Blue and Judy Lynne Ray will give a presentation on TRH's Beyond Surgery program, which they co-founded.
Patients are not charged for this complementary care. Beyond Surgery is a customized protocol of integrative interventions to support and enhance a patient's standard medical care.
Consisting of coaching and hands-on energy balancing sessions before and after a patient's procedure, it can also be used on a daily basis for maintenance of health, wellness and emotional well-being.
Registration is required. Call 828-877-4777 or visit www.trhospitalfoundation.
org for more information.
Becker's honors Park Ridge Health
Park Ridge Health has been named one of the "100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare" by Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's ASC Review.
Other hospitals recognized in this list include Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
This recognition is based on a set of standards that place Park Ridge Health among the top 100 health care organizations in the country for robust benefits, wellness initiatives, professional development opportunities and work environments that promote employee collaboration and satisfaction.
"At Park Ridge Health, we're proud of our exceptional team of more than 1,200 caregivers and staff who provide a nationally leading patient experience, and are pleased to provide an award-winning work environment for them so they can serve with excellence and compassion," said Jimm Bunch, president and CEO of Park Ridge Health.
"We're thankful for this formal recognition of the world-class care we provide for our team members who serve our community through more than 350,000 patient interactions each year."
Some unique benefits available to employees of Park Ridge Health include a health savings plan; semi-annual bonuses based on completion of quality, financial and patient satisfaction goals; a tuition reimbursement program; and a 50 percent retirement matching program for up to 4 percent of employee contributions.
Team members at Park Ridge Health also enjoy the opportunity to earn up to $600 annually through a wellness incentive plan, made easier through access to an on-site fitness center and discounted memberships available at five other local fitness facilities.
A full list of winners of the "100 Great Places to Work in Healthcare" will be featured in the May/ June issues of Becker's Hospital Review, Becker's ASC Review and Becker's Spine Review, as well as on the publications' websites.
Sleep apnea seminar set for May 20
The "Sleep Solutions: Alternatives for Mild to Moderate Sleep Apnea" presentation is set for noon May 20 in the Duke Room at Park Ridge Health.
Attendees can come at 11:30 a.m. for a complimentary lunch from the cafe at Park Ridge Health.
Dr. Michael Neuenschwander of Park Ridge Ear, Nose and Throat will explain the benefits of the SomnoGuard oral appliance for patients with mild to moderate sleep apnea.
According to the National Sleep Foundation, more than 18 million Americans live with sleep apnea, a disorder that causes pauses in breathing or shallow breaths during sleep. The condition, which often goes undiagnosed, is a leading cause of excessive daytime sleepiness in the United States. Oral appliance therapy has gained widespread recognition — and is covered by many insurers — as an effective, less obtrusive option for potential first-line treatment. A technician from the Park Ridge Sleep Center will also be available to address questions about sleep studies.
Reservations are required, and space is limited. Call 855-774-5433 for more information.
St. Luke's hires Lean improvement chief
Han Palma has joined the staff of St. Luke's Hospital at 100 Hospital Drive, Columbus, in a new position designed to coordinate Lean improvement efforts at the hospital.
Lean is a philosophy of continuous process improvement that was developed for manufacturing but has since spread to every business sector, including health care. Lean management was originally developed by Japanese automaker Toyota after World War II in an effort to streamline manufacturing by eliminating waste and costly inventory.
Lean has become recognized as the premier process improvement system in the world and has gained traction in health care, resulting in significant improvements in safety, quality, lead time and financial benefits for hospitals that have embraced it. As the Lean coordinator for St. Luke's, Palma is assisting the senior leadership team, department managers and hospital staff to gain a better understanding of the principles of Lean and how to use those principles to expose inefficiencies.
Lean thinking is not typically associated with health care, where wastes of time, money, supplies and good will are common problems.
But the principles of Lean management can work in health care in much the same way they do in other industries, Palma explained.
Visit www.ies.ncsu.edu or www.lean.org for more information.
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On Election Day, voters in Colorado and Washington state legalized the use of marijuana for recreational use. What's next?
No, really, what happens now?
Residents in the Mile-High State are already looking to buy, says William Breathes, a professional pot critic for the Denver alternative weekly Westword. (By the way, that's a pen name for reasons that may be obvious.)
"I was in a shop the day after the amendment had passed here, and the shop owners were getting calls left and right from people asking if they could just come in and buy marijuana legally," Breathes tells NPR's Jacki Lyden. "People are just expecting to be able to walk into these medical stores right away."
But they can't — at least not until next year. Like Washington, Colorado still needs to set up a regulatory framework to handle what is expected to be a big expansion of its marijuana market, even though the state already has more medical marijuana dispensaries than it has Starbucks.
The growth of that industry has been remarkable to watch, Breathes has written. Three years ago he was hard-pressed to find pot more potent than bud from a dedicated grower with a few basement lamps.
"But now you see some really beautiful product in the stores," he says. "Some really well-grown medicine. And also, prices have come down," from nearly $400 an ounce in 2009 to around $250 today.
When legalization is fully implemented, prices could fall even further.
"There's a big market for it. I think people really want to get out and get to these shops," Breathes says. "It's pretty interesting and really liberating to go into a store and purchase marijuana legally. It's just a matter of seeing who's going to step up and open the first recreational shop."
That's because it could open the door to a clash between the state and federal government, which still classifies pot as an illegal drug.
With lawmakers in Rhode Island and Maine planning to introduce legalization bills next year, Daily Beast reporter Tony Dokoupil says, the question of legalized marijuana across the nation is not whether, but when.
"2014," he says. "Big pot is here."
Rebounding From Reagan
The push toward legalization may seem like a modern movement. But Peter Bourne, who served as President Jimmy Carter's drug czar in the late '70s, says it's been a long time coming.
"The [Carter] administration's position basically was that the penalty for marijuana use did infinitely more damage to people and their lives than the drug did," he says.
So Carter asked Congress to decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana and suggested states be free to legalize if they chose. Pro-legalization advocacy groups ran ads on television in support of the president. Legalization seemed inevitable.
Then came the Reagan administration.
President Reagan famously called pot the most dangerous drug in the United States, and by the end of the '80s, Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign had made the issue of legalization far less popular.
"To me," Bourne says, "[that's] equivalent to telling somebody who's depressed to have a nice day."
Reagan successfully changed the national conversation around marijuana use, Bourne says. But before that happened, big tobacco companies were poised to get in on the act.
"I was in fairly regular discussion with the tobacco people," Bourne says. "They very clearly had contingency plans that they developed to grow and market marijuana should it be legalized."
Big Weed And Room To Grow
Now that legal pot is here, will cigarette companies dust off their old plans for mass commercialization?
Tony Dokoupil, a reporter for Newsweek and The Daily Beast who has written about the changing legal status of marijuana, says they'd like to — if history is any indication.
In the '70s, he says, "there were high-level conversations about adding marijuana to tobacco, creating a line of marijuana cigarettes, and being ready to jump in and market this."
As recently as 1993, when it looked like France was poised to legalize marijuana, Philip Morris trademarked the name "Marley." But when the estate of Bob Marley complained, the company claimed it had nothing to do with the reggae singer.
"Philip Morris said, 'No no, it could be any kind of Marley,' " Dokoupil says, like Jacob Marley, the cheap, cantankerous teetotaler from A Christmas Carol.
Cigarette companies are staying mum on whether customers could see Marley-like products in the U.S. anytime soon. But Dokoupil says the regulatory market such products would enter into — once it was created — could look a lot like the for-profit regulatory model in Colorado now.
"There's a ban on advertising," he explains. "There are cameras that track the marijuana from bloom to end-consumer, so the diversion into the black market is limited. There are extensive background checks on people who are part of the marketplace — so if you want to open a marijuana shop, you have to go through an extensive background check."
Once that model is in place, the consumer side of things might look a lot like Starbucks.
"I think you will have a variety of products at different levels of intensity, exactly like Starbucks," Dokoupil says. "You might be able to walk in there and in the case they'll have 12 different strains of cannabis. Behind the counter there might be hash. There might be edibles, like fizzy drinks or brownies. There could be a hot dog wheel turning. You could put THC in anything."
And, according to Breathes, legal weed could even draw tourism to states that offer it.
"I got a lot of emails from people really excited about this, " he says. "They're looking forward to visiting Colorado now."
It's WEEKENDS on ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Jacki Lyden.
Let's start our cover story today with a guy named William.
WILLIAM BREATHES: Hi, Jacki.
LYDEN: Hi, William. How are you?
BREATHES: I'm doing well. How about yourself?
LYDEN: He lives in Denver.
BREATHES: Yeah, hi. I'm William Breathes. I'm a reporter with the Denver Westword here. I cover medical marijuana, and I review medical marijuana dispensaries much like a restaurant critic.
LYDEN: A professional marijuana critic. And, no, that's not his real name. Like any good critic, he has to stay anonymous. William Breathes is his pseudonym.
BREATHES: Well, it's a reference to a song by a band...
LYDEN: Phish.
BREATHES: Yes, exactly. So...
LYDEN: We got it.
BREATHES: You got it.
TREY ANASTASIO: (Singing) Above the trees where Billy breathes, we float upon the air.
LYDEN: Anyway, William says a day after the election when the state passed an amendment to legalize marijuana, Coloradans were already expecting to walk into a head shop and purchase a joint.
BREATHES: Yeah, I was in a shop and it was the day after the amendment had passed here. And the shop owners were getting calls left and right from people asking if they could just come in and buy marijuana legally. And then at one point, someone had walked in the store and sort of handed their ID over to the woman and was expected to be led back into the back. So he wasn't, and I found the whole thing kind of funny. People are just expecting to be able to walk into these medical stores and buy marijuana right away.
LYDEN: That's because right now, only people like William, who has a state issued medical marijuana card for treatment of chronic stomach pain, can buy marijuana legally. But within a year, the state is expected to have a regulatory framework up and running for what's expected to be a pot boom in the Mile-High State. What will that look like, and how will the government handle states with laws that don't square with federal regulations?
We're asking those questions because now that Colorado and Washington state have legalized marijuana, Rhode Island and Maine are putting it on the ballot in 2013. Other states may follow. And not long after, mass commercialization with cigarette companies getting in on the act, even stores that sell THC-infused food of all kinds. Any THC turkeys that were consumed out there this week?
BREATHES: I imagine someone has found a way to infuse their gravy, yes. I have not been privy to any. But if anyone knows of any, send me an email.
LYDEN: Legalization is actually part of a trend line that goes all the way back to the 1970s. That's according to Peter Bourne, who ran the U.S. office of drug abuse policy for President Jimmy Carter. He was essentially the nation's first drug czar. And Bourne says that back then, it looked like the country was on a fast track towards more relaxed marijuana laws.
PETER BOURNE: Well, the administration's position basically was that the penalty for marijuana use did infinitely more damage to people and their lives than the drug did. And in the White House, opposition was on the federal law, there should be only a civil penalty for having up to one ounce of marijuana. We also thought it should be left up to the individual states to decide how they wished to handle it, and they shouldn't be dictated to by the federal government.
LYDEN: There were ads on television for legalization, if I remember rightly.
BOURNE: There were indeed, yes.
UNIDENTIFIED MAN: The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws suggests that you write to the president and thank him for his commitment to a more just marijuana policy in this country. His address is the White House...
LYDEN: Did you think at the time that the legalization of marijuana was inevitable?
BOURNE: Yes, I did think that then. You know, the contrast and still the prevailing view was the one which came in with the Reagan administration.
PRESIDENT RONALD REAGAN: Leading medical researchers are coming to the conclusion that marijuana, pot, grass, whatever you want to call it, is probably the most dangerous drug in the United States, and we haven't begun to find...
BOURNE: You know, we hardly (unintelligible) nonsense from Nancy Reagan about Just Say No, you know, which is, to me, equivalent to telling somebody who's depressed to have a nice day. So even though we sent a bill to Congress to decriminalize the federal law for amounts of less than an ounce, it never passed the Congress.
LYDEN: But President Carter wasn't the only one with an eye towards relaxed rules on marijuana. In one of the better kept secrets of the story about marijuana in the '70s, Peter Bourne says big tobacco companies were poised to get in on the act too.
BOURNE: I mean, I was in fairly regular discussion with the tobacco people. And they very clearly had contingency plans that they developed to grow and market marijuana should it be legalized.
LYDEN: We wanted to know more about that, what it could reveal about future plans for commercialization, so I spoke to Tony Dokoupil. He's a reporter for The Daily Beast and Newsweek. He wrote a recent story on the changing legal status of marijuana.
TONY DOKOUPIL: There were high-level conversations about adding marijuana to tobacco, creating a line of marijuana cigarettes and being ready to jump in and market this. And then there were some other interesting cases too. In 1993, in France, when that country was approaching legalization, there was a strong push to legalize marijuana. Philip Morris coincidentally, or not so coincidentally, they trademarked Marley brand.
LYDEN: As in Bob Marley?
DOKOUPIL: Well, you know, the Bob Marley estate said, obviously, you mean Bob Marley, and we don't like that you're doing this, and they sued. And Philip Morris said, no, no, no. We mean any kind of Marley. We're just saying Marley. It could be Jacob Marley. And everyone was like, who?
LYDEN: Who knew? Come on. Ebenezer.
DOKOUPIL: Yes. Exactly. Right, right. It's an obscure Dickens character, you know, who's mean and cheap and doesn't smoke and doesn't drink. And this is not somebody who you would want to market your smokable item. I mean, that was the other telling thing is that the trademark request - it didn't specify what was being smoked. It just said smokable consumer products.
LYDEN: Marijuana, by the way, is still not legal in France. But Colorado's been growing it out in the open for years - well, inside. Tony Dokoupil visited a grow house there.
DOKOUPIL: Colorado has more than a million square feet of warehouse dedicated or leased to medical marijuana growers. And you go into these warehouses and it looks like a normal warehouse. Like there might be Coca-Cola being stored there or it might be servicing a grocery store. And then you go into these smaller rooms within rooms, and that's where the plants are.
And it's magical. Your eyes recognize sunlight. It's the glow lamps, and the plants are waving gently at you because they're being stirred by fans. And there's classical music playing or there's rock 'n' roll playing depending on what the grower says the plant likes. And then there'll be people walking among the plants - the bud tenders. And I refer to them as the Keebler elves of cannabis because they really - they live and breathe and sleep among the plants. And they tend to them beautifully.
LYDEN: So now, for the moment, what you're describing is used in the service of legal medical marijuana?
DOKOUPIL: That's right. Colorado is already a revolutionary state in this regard. It has a for-profit medical marijuana market. The 17 other states that have medical marijuana have cooperatives or nonprofit models. So it's already big business marijuana in Colorado. There's a very concerted effort to control where the pot comes from, who's getting it and also to make some money, I mean, to make this a, you know, a market that business people would be interested in being part of.
LYDEN: But marijuana is still considered illegal by the federal government. So how would it work? There would have to be some kind of federal oversight rule, no?
REAGAN: It's an outstanding question, and no one knows the answer yet. The Justice Department has said it's reviewing the situation, and that review has no end date. The decision will have to be made, guidance will have to given to federal attorneys in those two states about whether or not they should prosecute cases of legal marijuana.
LYDEN: Well, Tony, I want to talk about the pros and the cons of legalization. First of all, are you advocating that it be legal?
DOKOUPIL: Well, when I look at the different options, I come down on the side of legalizing marijuana, but in a tightly restricted way. So I really like the Colorado regulatory model. There's a ban on advertising. There are cameras that track the marijuana from bloom to end-consumer, so the diversion into the black market is limited. There are extensive background checks on the people who are part of the marketplace, so you're not really - you're not a front for the black market, you're not a former black market dealer, you're not a member of a Mexican cartel, most likely.
I don't think such an open model like the alcohol model would be good for marijuana. And I think most Americans at this point come down on that side as well. They don't want to be driving down the highway and see advertisements for Budweiser and then also, you know, bud. They don't want to have to move their kids away from the marijuana rack at the bodega or the grocery store in their neighborhood. So I think tight controls is where the people who favor legalization come down.
LYDEN: So, Tony Dokoupil, where do you see Colorado's marijuana business in five years' time? Will it be like going to Starbucks?
DOKOUPIL: Assuming the federal government does not intervene, I think you will have a variety of products at different levels of intensity exactly like Starbucks. It's a really good comparison, right? Because you go to Starbucks, you can get an espresso, you can get a long bean, you can get a coffee, you can get snacks, you know, there are edibles. You might be able to walk in there, and in the case, they'll have, you know, 12 different strains of cannabis - sativa, indica, you know, purple kush, green crack - I mean, whatever colorful name is popular at the moment. And then behind the counter, there might be hash, there might be in another container edibles like fizzy drinks or brownies. There could be a hot dog wheel turning. I mean, you can put THC in anything. So anything could be edible with marijuana. And the model, that's a - it's an excellent comparison. I - and I think that's what you'll see.
LYDEN: Tony Dokoupil, reporter for Newsweek and The Daily Beast. He's working on a book about all this. By the way, William Breathes, that professional marijuana critic from Denver, he thinks marijuana tourism in Colorado could soon be no more unusual than, say, a fly-fishing trip to the state.
BREATHES: Around the country, I get a lot of emails from people really excited about this and saying they're looking forward to visiting Colorado now. And I agree. Having a joint and fly-fishing are actually two very wonderful things together.
LYDEN: So there you have it. Colorado, Rocky Mountain high. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.