2018: Patti Adair Received Public Criticism For Racist Comments About People Involved In The Marijuana Industry

May 2018: The Bend Bulletin Letter To The Editor: Adair Publicly Expressed Concerns About People Involved In The Marijuana Industry Based On Their Nationality, Despite No Evidence That They Had Done Anything Wrong. “Adair has also worried about some of the people in the pot industry without clear evidence that they are bad people. ‘You have all kinds of people coming in and out,’ she told The Source Weekly about the grows already open in the county. ‘I worry about who it brings in. Really, do we want to attract those people? Mexico is having serious drug wars. It's frightening.’ In another example, she pointed out in an email to The Bulletin that some of the people behind one grow ‘have Costa Rica affiliations.’ Are people from Costa Rica inherently bad?” [Letter to the Editor, The Bend Bulletin, 5/21/18]

2018: Adair On Marijuana Cultivation In Deschutes County: “You Have All Kinds Of People Coming In And Out… I Worry About Who It Brings In. Really, Do We Want To Attract Those People? Mexico Is Having Serious Drug Wars. It’s Frightening.” “Adair, who lives in Sisters and chairs the county Republican Party, is less circumspect, worrying about overproduction, public safety and the effects on rural communities. ‘You have all kinds of people coming in and out,’ she said about the grows already open in the county. ‘I worry about who it brings in. Really, do we want to attract those people? Mexico is having serious drug wars. It’s frightening.’ Given how close the vote on Measure 91 was in Deschutes County, Adair thinks commissioners should have let voters decide whether to have grows and sales in the rural county.” [The Bend Source 3/9/18]

May 2018: Adair Pointed Out In An Email To The Bulletin That Some Of The People Behind One Grow “Have Costa Rica Affiliations.” “Adair has also worried about some of the people in the pot industry without clear evidence that they are bad people. ‘You have all kinds of people coming in and out,’ she told The Source Weekly about the grows already open in the county. ‘I worry about who it brings in. Really, do we want to attract those people? Mexico is having serious drug wars. It's frightening.’ In another example, she pointed out in an email to The Bulletin that some of the people behind one grow ‘have Costa Rica affiliations.’ Are people from Costa Rica inherently bad?” [Letter to the Editor, The Bend Bulletin, 5/21/18]

• May 2018: The Bend Bulletin: Adair “Pointed Out In An Email To The Bulletin That Some Of The People Behind One Grow ‘Have Costa Rica Affiliations.’ Are People From Costa Rica Inherently Bad?” “Adair has also worried about some of the people in the pot industry without clear evidence that they are bad people. ‘You have all kinds of people coming in and out,’ she told The Source Weekly about the grows already open in the county. ‘I worry about who it brings in. Really, do we want to attract those people? Mexico is

having serious drug wars. It's frightening.’ In another example, she pointed out in an email to The Bulletin that some of the people behind one grow ‘have Costa Rica affiliations.’ Are people from Costa Rica inherently bad?” [Letter to the Editor, The Bend Bulletin, 5/21/18]