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Cannabis and the Coronavirus

Medical and recreational cannabis growers and retailers deemed essential services to help Americans cope with “stay-at-home” orders.

Recreational and medical cannabis deemed essential to cope with 'stay-at-home' orders.
Recreational and medical cannabis deemed essential to cope with "stay-at-home" orders.

According to MJBizDaily.com, in states where officials have issued “stay-at-home” orders, both medical and recreational (adult-use) cannabis operations have remained open, deemed essential services. 

Most states are requiring these businesses to observe social distancing recommendations and limiting number of customers in the facility at any one time. 

Like everything else in the cannabis world, each state has their own take on guidelines.  Colorado, for instance, allows medical customers into the dispensary, while recreational users have to order with curbside delivery.

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock had to reverse his initial decision to close both dispensaries and liquor stores.  “Originally slated to close at 5 p.m. March 24 along with dozens of other retail operations deemed non-essential by the city, which are ordered to stay shuttered until April 10, recreational dispensaries and liquor stores in Denver may now remain open "with extreme physical distancing in place,"  Source: Westword.

Denver residents immediately began forming long lines at both types of establishments, and Hancock had to reverse his order.  His actions were creating the exact problem he as trying to avoid—gatherings of larger groups of people!

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