This story was produced by the Oregon Journalism Project , a nonprofit newsroom covering the state.

At its Nov. 20 meeting, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission decisively rejected a proposal to allow grocers to sell canned cocktails made with distilled spirits.

“Privatizing cocktails in a can would lead to less revenue and higher costs for our communities, narrow the choices of Oregon consumers, and undermine public health and safety by increasing the chance that minors will gain access to these liquor products,” OLCC chair Dennis Doherty said.

As the Oregon Journalism Project reported in October, the Northwest Grocery Retail Association circulated a proposal earlier this fall to sell spirit-based canned cocktails (limited to 14% alcohol by volume) at Oregon’s roughly 800

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