Get ready to bring your premixed mai tais home. The Oregon Legislature today passed a bill allowing the sale of cocktails to go, answering the call of thousands of restaurant and bar owners who say it s a much-needed lifeline to get through the pandemic. A majority of lawmakers in both the House and the Senate voted in favor of the change. News that it is now finally legal in Oregon to purchase mixed drinks for takeout or delivery as it already is in a number of states, including neighboring Washington immediately drew praise from the hospitality industry.
Related: We recognize to-go cocktails will not completely solve the crushing economic impact the pandemic, the shutdowns and the limited ability to seat customers and conduct business are having on bars and restaurants, said Greg Astley, Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association director of government affairs, in a press release, but it will help.
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