Russ Belville and Lori Duckworth are behind a prospective petition that would allow for the production and sale of marijuana in the unincorporated parts of Malheur County. The duo plans to start collecting signatures next week and would need 539 signatures to be eligible for the 2022 election.
The petition would allow for wholesale cannabis production in rural areas. (AUSTIN JOHNSON/The Enterprise)
Three years ago, Ontario became the first city in Malheur County to overturn the ban of cannabis sales. The city has reaped the benefits since, with almost $2.6 million in revenues expected for the last fiscal year.
“The sky didn’t fall and the money is rolling in,” said Russ Belville, a longtime marijuana advocate more informally known as “Radical Russ.”
Belville and Lori Duckworth now have their sights set on bringing marijuana to the rest of Malheur County.
The duo filed a prospective petition on June 8 titled “Legalize Malheur” that would repeal the ban on commercial production, processing, distribution, and sale of marijuana to adults 21 years of age or older.
The repeal would only affect the unincorporated areas of Malheur County and cities would still need to amend ordinances for anything to change within city limits.
Duckworth was instrumental in overturning Ontario’s ban on dispensaries in 2018 while Belville has been involved in marijuana activism, both nationally and locally, since 2005. Both have spent time working for the National…
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Russ Belville and Lori Duckworth are behind a prospective petition that would allow for the production and sale of marijuana in the unincorporated parts of Malheur County. The duo plans to start collecting signatures next week and would need 539 signatures to be eligible for the 2022 election.
The petition would allow for wholesale cannabis production in rural areas. (AUSTIN JOHNSON/The Enterprise)
Three years ago, Ontario became the first city in Malheur County to overturn the ban of cannabis sales. The city has reaped the benefits since, with almost $2.6 million in revenues expected for the last fiscal year.
“The sky didn’t fall and the money is rolling in,” said Russ Belville, a longtime marijuana advocate more informally known as “Radical Russ.”
Belville and Lori Duckworth now have their sights set on bringing marijuana to the rest of Malheur County.
The duo filed a prospective petition on June 8 titled “Legalize Malheur” that would repeal the ban on commercial production, processing, distribution, and sale of marijuana to adults 21 years of age or older.
The repeal would only affect the unincorporated areas of Malheur County and cities would still need to amend ordinances for anything to change within city limits.
Duckworth was instrumental in overturning Ontario’s ban on dispensaries in 2018 while Belville has been involved in marijuana activism, both nationally and locally, since 2005. Both have spent time working for the National…
