Notice of Measure & Receipt of Ballot Title - Prohibit Psilocybin-Related Businesses

NOTICE OF MEASURE & RECEIPT OF BALLOT TITLE

PUBLISH PURSUANT TO ORS 250.275

STATE OF OREGON

CITY OF WARRENTON

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a ballot title for a measure referred by the City of Warrenton has been filed with the City Recorder of the City of Warrenton, Oregon, on July 23, 2024. The November 5, 2024, General Election will be conducted by mail pursuant to ORS 254.465. An elector may file a petition for review of this ballot title in Clatsop County Circuit Court no later than the seventh business day after the title is filed with the City Recorder pursuant to ORS 250.296.    

CAPTION:  Prohibits psilocybin-related businesses within the City of Warrenton

QUESTION:  Shall the City of Warrenton prohibit psilocybin-related businesses in the City of Warrenton?

SUMMARY:  Approval of this measure would prohibit psilocybin-related businesses, including psilocybin product manufacturing and psilocybin service centers, within the City of Warrenton.

            In December of 2022, the Warrenton City Commission adopted Ordinance No. 1259 prohibiting the establishment of psilocybin-related businesses and referred it to the City's electors for approval at the November 2024 statewide general election. If this measure is approved, psilocybin-related businesses will be prohibited within the City. If this measure is not approved, then psilocybin-related businesses will be permitted within the City.

Dawne Shaw

City Recorder/Elections Officer

Publication Date: July 27, 2024
Posted on Website: July 24, 2024