Talk about pent-up demand: Oregon, during its first week of legal sales of recreational marijuana, sold more than $11 million worth of cannabis. Compare that to the $5 million sold in Colorado’s first week. and the $2 million sold by Washington state in its first month.
In response, Frito-Lay is rushing an emergency supply of Doritos to Oregon to be followed by a convoy of tanker trucks full of Mountain Dew.
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Hookah, line and sinker: The use of hookah water pipes to smoke flavored tobacco is on the rise, particularly among young adults. But it’s even more unhealthy than cigarettes, delivering more nicotine, carbon monoxide, tar and other toxins to the lungs.
All in all, it’s probably less dangerous to suck on the tailpipe of a Volkswagen “clean diesel” Passat. And just as trendy with the hipsters.
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Don’t know much about history: On this day in 1967, the Outer Space Treaty went into effect, prohibiting weapons of mass destruction on the moon or elsewhere in space.
The treaty was violated a year later (and this part is true) when the science-fiction spoof “Barbarella,” starring bombshell Jane Fonda, was released in theaters.
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