Posted on 03/18/2020 5:52:56 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Millions of California’s Bay area residents can still legally light up as cannabis facilities are exempt from a cornonavirus lockdown that has shuttered most businesses in San Francisco and nearby cities.
Cannabis store managers say they have lines longer than local grocery shops and waiting room only. Most staff at a dozen stores reached Tuesday evening said they were too busy to talk to Reuters.
“Oh man, we’re flooded. As soon as people heard we were still open, they started lining up,” said Anthony Barajas, the general manager of Cana Culture in San Jose.
“Once all the toilet paper got sold out, they knew they needed some relief,” he said.
Bars, clubs, gyms and other businesses all closed Monday under one of the strictest orders made so far in the United States aimed at stemming the coronavirus pandemic. Around 7 million people reside in the area affected by the orders.
Cannabis stores and vendors join the short list of “essential” places that can stay open along with grocery stores, pharmacies and doctors offices, the San Jose Mercury News and other media reported, citing the state’s Bureau of Cannabis Control and local officials.
“We’re a necessary service,” said Barajas. “People need this for medical purposes and recreation. The public still needs access to lab-tested medicine.”
“It’s been steady from the time we open right up until we close, with people still waiting outside,” Barajas said. “And we’re still allowed to do curb-side service.”
He added: “I guess the state still needs some tax revenue while everything else is closed.”
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Hasn’t Kookifornicate recently raised the sales tax on the cannabis products sold? Love, peace and pay the state extortion fees losers.
“lining up”
I suspect SF isn’t imposing a six-foot social distancing requirement.
In California, you can buy booze at the grocery stores, which are open.
Gotta get the bare necessities, man.
I made my weed run to a Massachusetts cannabis shop last week. At the rate things are going, however, the “six month supply” I stocked up on will be gone in two weeks, man.
Betting that most of the people using pot don’t have a job and live off the rest of the folks.
Don’t Bogart that joint!
lol
Pennsylvania has closed liquor stores. They are closing some, but not all here in Alabama.
I have a theory.
There is another virus out there, and it’s already covered the nation. It’s too late to do anything about it, so just relax and enjoy the show.
#Moronavirus
Liquor stores here in Oregon are also state-controlled. So far, the one here in my town is still open, but seeing how our governatrix Kate Brown has been lemming-like in following all of the other states who have been implementing radical closures of businesses, I expect to see our store shut down soon.
They’re addicts. They will get their dope, regardless.
Pot on a roll or rolled pot?
Yep, Keep Austin Weird.
Oh, wait, this is SF. Still applies.
I think you can still get beer and wine from private sellers, but different people have different tastes, and the run on the liquor stores before they closed undoubtedly created a kind of Wu Flu exposure party across the state.
They could use spare rolling papers to wipe, I suppose.
How many OR counties are affected. I see these Wu Flu maps of large states like Iowa and Arkansas, and most of the counties are squeaky clean. If the governatrix wants the gratitude of her voters, I would tell her to wait until 3/4 of counties have one or more cases of community spread before pulling the trigger, but then shut down all non-essential businesses, including the doper pot stores, as the virus then is obviously moving freely about Oregon.
For recreation? Geez, there are a lot of recreational things we all can't do right now. Why except this?
As far as for medical use, can't they get it at the drug store?
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