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Marijuana sales booming in Ontario, Oregon; sales exceed 100 million dollars
Ontario Marijuana Sales Booming
and last updated 2020-12-23 10:57:38-05
ONTARIO, Ore. â Marijuana sales are booming just across Idaho s border in Ontario, Oregon. According to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, Marijuana shops in Ontario have exceeded 100 million dollars in sales in a little over a year since they got the go-ahead to open.
âThereâs been an increase in customers and the amount that they are purchasing, said Steven Meland, owner of Hot Box Farms. It has been kind of an interesting dynamic within the market as well as we have seen there be more options for people to go and shop at we have actually still seen our foot traffic increase as well.â
Updated December 22, 2020 On the eve of the special session, the California Wine Institute requested that single servings of vino be included an ask Oregon growers had not made and Senate Minority Leader Fred Girod (R-Stayton) pressed Democratic leaders resistant to the idea to make it happen. Nosse, whose inner Southeast Portland district contains a vast number of struggling restaurants and bars, says he s thrilled Girod got wine included, which he hadn t been able to do. My bill wasn t anybody s top priority for the special session, Nosse says, but when you see institutions like Pok Pok [which is in his district] go out of business, you know the industry s in trouble. The Oregon Liquor Control Commission met Dec. 22 to adopt rules allowing the drinks to flow.
Medford restaurant reacts to the passage of takeout cocktail sales
The Oregon Legislature passed a bill Monday that will allow restaurants and bars to sell cocktails and mixed drinks for takeout.
Posted: Dec 22, 2020 6:24 PM
Posted By: Jayda McClendon
MEDFORD, Ore. The Oregon Legislature passed a bill Monday that will allow restaurants and bars to sell cocktails and mixed drinks for takeout.
Management at Tap and Vine say it s a good option.
“I think it s nice for people that don t really drink the beer or the wine, and they want to drink a cocktail, they can drink it in the comfort of their own home, Adam McRill said.
Updated December 23, 2020
OREGON S COVID-19 VACCINATIONS BEGIN: In the first week since the vaccine arrived in Oregon, 4,475 health care workers have received a first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, which the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved for emergency use, Oregon Health Authority officials announced Dec. 21. Health care workers, as well as staff and residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities, are to receive priority for the vaccine, which is expected not to reach the general public till at least the spring. Oregon received 35,100 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine last week and, after a reduction by the federal government, expects to receive 25,350 doses this week. Shipments of COVID-19 vaccines made by Moderna, which the FDA approved last week, are also expected soon, though none has yet arrived.