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;X -APPLE-RADIUS=10;X-TITLE=Downtown Bend Library:geo:44.0572068,-121.3165935 GEO:44.0572068;-121.3165935 DESCRIPTION:Explore the history\, science\, and road to legalization..\nht tps://dpl.libnet.info/event/15731809 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This presentation explores the history and science of cannabis\, tracing its path from ancient and indigenous use th rough the fear-driven era of &ldquo\;Reefer Madness\,&rdquo\; prohibition\ , and eventual legalization. Along the way\, we&rsquo\;ll examine how myth s\, policy\, and research have influenced how society understands the plan t today.
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About the Presenter:
\nGary \;Bracelin is an entrepreneur and industry leader raised in Southern Oregon with more than 30 years of experience building and advising compani es in highly regulated and emerging markets. He is a founding partner of&n bsp\;Tokyo Starfish\, a vertically integrated cannabis company operating c ultivation\, wholesale\, and three retail locations in Oregon. He has been actively involved in the legal cannabis industry since its earliest days\ , \;helping navigate the transition from prohibition to regulation wit h a focus on compliance\, community impact\, and responsible business prac tices.
\nGary \;is a board member of the Deschutes County Cannab is Advisory Panel appointed by the County Board of Commissioners and a fou nding member of the Cascade Cannabis Association in Deschutes County\, as well as a member of CIAO (Cannabis Industry Alliance of Oregon)\, the orga nization \;that helps \;shape cannabis regulation \;in the sta te. He is also a co-owner of Drop Thesis\, a licensed psilocybin service c enter in Bend\, Oregon\, and the founder of Bend Outdoor Worx\, the nation &rsquo\;s first independent outdoor industry accelerator&mdash\;bringing a cross-industry perspective shaped by decades in outdoor\, wellness\, and emerging cultural movements.
\n2026 A Novel Idea Book Select
ion:
Supersonic \;charts the rise of a boomtown
city in the American West where ambition outpaces memory. In the present
day\, PTA president Sami Hasegawa-Stalworth is determined to rename her da
ughter&rsquo\;s elementary school after her late grandmother&mdash\;a belo
ved music teacher and Japanese internment survivor. What begins as a symbo
lic family gesture spirals into a kaleidoscopic\, multi-generational story
of struggle&mdash\;for and against change\, and over who gets to define t
he future. \;
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Through interwoven lives&mdash\;an opi
oid-addicted 19th-century conman\, a disgraced Navy seaman building a jet
that will fly faster than sound\, a stay-at-home dad turned weed entrepren
eur\, and a family haunted by the ghosts of progress&mdash\;Supersonic
reveals how each era tries to remake the same ground beneath its fee
t. At once intimate and panoramic\, the story channels the restless energy
that propels the West. \;
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About the Author: \;
Thomas \;Kohnstamm \;was bo
rn and raised in Seattle. He still lives in the same house he grew up in&m
dash\;now with his wife and two children. \;A freelance writer for ove
r twenty years\, \;he&rsquo\;s \;been a Spanish &\; Portuguese
translator\, travel writer\, video &\; animation producer and has cover
ed subjects ranging from rainforest conservation to quantum computing to b
ackcountry skiing. \;Supersonic \;is his third book.
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Learn more about \;A Novel Idea
\nQuestions? Contact laurelh@deschuteslibrary.org&nb sp\; \;
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