Oregon Marijuana Dispensaries Anticipate Eclipse Sales Spike
Oregon Marijuana Dispensaries Anticipate Eclipse Sales Spike
by Kristian Foden-Vencil -- Aug. 11, 2017 -- Portland
People are loading up on more than special glasses and camera equipment for the upcoming total eclipse Aug. 21.
Many marijuana shops in Oregon are reporting a spike in sales.
Tourism already to Oregon, plus an eclipse, is doubling up. And that means customers are doubling in our doors, said Mike Drevecky, a budtender at the Little Amsterdam Wellness Center in Portland. I mean were swamped this morning alone.
Authorities warn that driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal.
Staff at Plantae Health Care dispensary in Madras say they havent seen an increase in sales ahead of the eclipse, but theyre preparing for one next week.
Further east in John Day, budtender Danny Kidd at the Rocky Mountain Dispensary, says theyve been turning away recreational customers. Its a bummer, he said.
Kidd says the dispensary is medical only ...................