Cannabis industry looks to expand into eastern Oregon’s biggest city through public vote

A Portland cannabis entrepreneur wants to expand his business into Hermiston. But he’ll need to win an election first.

Jeremy Archie is behind an initiative petition to end the ban on cannabis sales in Hermiston. While the debate over legalizing cannabis is long over, Archie is attempting to undo one of the many local prohibitions that popped up following the passage of Measure 91 in 2014.