Posted on Jul 6, 2024
Petition to legalize cannabis sales in Hermiston falls short
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A lead petitioner got more than enough signatures to trigger an election to reconsider legalizing cannabis sales in Hermiston, where it remains banned. Unfortunately for the nascent campaign, most of the signatures did not belong to Hermiston voters.
The Umatilla County Elections Division published a June 26 report showing that the petition did not have nearly enough valid signatures to move forward. The report states that more than 80% of the rejected signatures either did not belong to registered voters or were from voters who lived outside Hermiston.
The Umatilla County Elections Division published a June 26 report showing that the petition did not have nearly enough valid signatures to move forward. The report states that more than 80% of the rejected signatures either did not belong to registered voters or were from voters who lived outside Hermiston.
Petition to legalize cannabis sales in Hermiston falls short
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
State law means Archie now has to wait until the next general election in November 2026 to try again, Hermiston city officials said. Although he’s frustrated by the long timeline, Archie said he plans on giving it another go in two years.
“There’s a million ways to skin a cat,” he said. “This just didn’t work for us. So it’s back to the drawing board and trying to figure out what other opportunities are next.”
State law means Archie now has to wait until the next general election in November 2026 to try again, Hermiston city officials said. Although he’s frustrated by the long timeline, Archie said he plans on giving it another go in two years.
“There’s a million ways to skin a cat,” he said. “This just didn’t work for us. So it’s back to the drawing board and trying to figure out what other opportunities are next.”
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