Oregon Recover wants 20% Increase in Alcohol Taxes
January 26, 2021
As the new legislative session opens on Jan. 24, Oregon Recover is finalizing a bill which would raise excise taxes on beer, wine, and spirits.
Michael Marshall is executive director and co-founder of Oregon Recovers, a statewide coalition which builds a movement of people in recovery and those around them to fight addiction. In his proposed legislation, Marshall seeks more money to deal with the prevention and treatment of substance abuse disorder.
In the past two years, the Oregon Liquor Control Commission (OLCC) received $519 million in tax revenues, out of which $18 million was apportioned to Mental Health Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program. Marshall and state Representative Tawna Sanchez (D-Portland), a chair of the House Committee on Behavioral Health, are looking to raise liquor prices by 20%. In total, the bill would increase OLCC tax revenue to $746 million over the next two years.
When the pandemic lockdowns began, people started buying a lot of things. For some folks, it was sourdough bread starters. For others (mostly sadists), it was exercise bikes. And for people in Oregon, it was–to put it
bluntly–a metric shit-ton of weed. Oregonians broke their own record, buying more than a billion dollars’ worth of recreational cannabis in 2020, with Multnomah County stoners leading the way, according to data from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
“For the first month, business was crazy. It was like people didn’t know how long it would last,” said Laurie Wolf, founder of cannabis edible company Laurie + MaryJane.
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A network of independent liquor agents around the state of Oregon sell distilled spirits on behalf of the Oregon Liquor Control Commission and Oregonians (Oregon taxpayers). These small businesses generate vital revenue for the state and their local communities (see
More than 280 retail agents, who contract with the OLCC, sell distilled spirits in every Oregon county. The OLCC distributes distilled spirits to these independent retailers from a central warehouse in the Portland area.
Below are links to cumulative monthly distilled spirits sales data (Excel format) for calendar years 2020 and 2019. The information is segregated into four sections: overall state sales, sales by county, sales by county to consumers and sales by county to licensees. Sales to licensees includes: bars and restaurants, entertainment venues, and caterers.
These States Enter The Billion Dollar Cannabis Club For 2020
These States Enter The Billion Dollar Cannabis Club For 2020
Cannabis is a massive new engine in the American economy and there is a tidal wave of demand for cannabis products.
As states report cannabis sales numbers for 2020, record highs continue across the country. It’s become a billion-dollar business for several states, blowing out levels that states had estimated when originally planning legalization.
Billion Dollar Club
Colorado
The Colorado Department of Revenue reported that cannabis sales in the state passed $2 billion in sales from January – November 2020. Plus, December hasn’t even been added to the total sales figures. Despite the pandemic, the state has continued to break records. Steve Lopez, CEO, The Green Solution (Colorado) said, “With over $2 billion in sales from January through November 2020, we’re continuing to see Colorado break sales records through the pandemic. We debuted over 50 se
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