Marijuana consumption is being legalized all over the United States, and one of the most recent states was Oregon. The state now has the capability to use marijuana not just for medical purposes, but they too can enjoy recreational pot use.
In The Stoner's Cookbook, the moment recreational marijuana sales were approved, customers have been flooding dispensaries most especially on it's first day where in the state was gable to gather more than $3 million in sales by the day ended.
Oregon has the most dispensaries as they have 250 outlets unlike Colorado, which only has 24, and Washington which only has 4.
As per Oregon's Health Authority a vast network of dispensaries have been emerging all throughout the state:
"there are 281 marijuana businesses in the state due to the fact that there was already a vast network of medical dispensaries there. When legalization kicked in, these dispensaries were able to quickly repurpose themselves as retail outlets."
According to reports, with 281 recreational dispensaries [and more to come by 2016 after Oregon's moratorium is lifted], there are more marijuana shops than fast food and coffee chains. Starbucks, which is the biggest coffee company in the world, only has 248 shops, while McDonald's on the other hand only has 205 chains. One of the areas in Oregon which has the most dispensaries is Portland, which has 90 branches.
With these being said, it seems like pot is more important to Oregon residents than fast food chains or coffee shops.
In a report by The Cannabist, during their first week of marijuana sales, Oregon was able to gather $11 million in taxable revenues. As per the website, Casey Houlihan, the executive director of the association informed the Statesman Journal that the retailers had sales of $3.5 million on its first day. While Colorado on the other hand reached $5 million on its first week, and Washington's sales during the first month hit the amount of $2 million.
