A Ballot Initiative Seeks to Legalize Cannabis Cafes in Oregon
The Oregon Cannabis Cafe Coalition has submitted a petition to put legalizing cannabis consumption cafes on the 2026 ballot.
Per Ganjaprenuer
A bill that would put cannabis cafes on November 2026 ballots in Oregon was introduced last week, Willamette Week reports. The proposal, Initiative Petition 39, was submitted by the Oregon Cannabis Cafe Coalition (OCCC) and would allow people to smoke cannabis indoors but does not allow for infused food and drinks.
The proposal runs afoul of the state’s Indoor Clean Air Act but the law would make cannabis cafes exempt from the restrictions as long as they operate with safety standards, such as extensive ventilation systems and air quality monitoring.
Justyce Seith, who heads the coalition, told Willamette Week that it’s “bewildering…that Oregon is such an innovator and a leader in the cannabis industry and somehow other states are surpassing (Oregon) on this issue.”
To begin the title drafting process, Seith and the OCCC must gather 1,000 sponsorship signatures and would then have to gather more signatures in order to qualify for the November 2026 ballot.
12 states already allow social cannabis consumption lounges according to the MPP.
