When Justyce Seith tells people she’s on a mission to legalize cannabis cafes in the state of Oregon, she gets the same response almost every time: “Why don’t we have these yet?” ...

On Feb. 13, Justyce Seith — leader of the Oregon Cannabis Cafe Coal i tion — filed a petition to add a measure that could legalize marijuana consumption lounges to the November 2026 ballot.

Seith has gathered more than 200 signatures so far, but she needs 1,000 to get this initiative on the ballot. “The first thing everyone says to me is why isn’t this a thing yet and then they ...