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Long lines at San Francisco area cannabis stores exempt from coronavirus lockdown
Reuters ^ | March 18, 2020 | by Rich McKay

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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1 posted on 03/18/2020 5:52:56 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Imagine the lines if they added toilet paper to their inventory.


2 posted on 03/18/2020 5:55:43 AM PDT by aynrandfreak (Being a Democrat means never having to say you're sorry)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

When facing the risk of an epidemic of severe upper respiratory infections, I like to take really deep bong hits.


3 posted on 03/18/2020 5:57:12 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: ClearCase_guy
When facing the risk of an epidemic of severe upper respiratory infections, I like to take really deep bong hits.

Me, too.

Try vaping, for safety's sake.

4 posted on 03/18/2020 5:58:45 AM PDT by Pearls Before Swine
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"We couldn't make this stuff up, folks!"
Rush Limbaugh

5 posted on 03/18/2020 5:59:31 AM PDT by Savage Beast (Curse of intelligence: Having to watch the morons try everything you know won't work!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Easier to control the masses when they’re stoned, man.


6 posted on 03/18/2020 6:00:06 AM PDT by Old Yeller (Auto-correct has become my worst enema.)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Amazingly all that stuff that sticks to your bong doesn’t stick in your lungs.


7 posted on 03/18/2020 6:02:28 AM PDT by Lurkina.n.Learnin (If you want a definition of "bullying" just watch the Democrats in the Senate)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Add ice to your bong water. Or, uhhhh, at least that’s what some guy told me.


8 posted on 03/18/2020 6:02:58 AM PDT by circlecity
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To: Old Yeller

The are just helping corona along when they get it


9 posted on 03/18/2020 6:03:34 AM PDT by ronnie raygun (nicdip.com)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

WTF?


10 posted on 03/18/2020 6:04:00 AM PDT by HangnJudge (Kipling was right about humanity)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

What’s a slacker to do when there’s no school and you can’t hang out at a dive bar? Smoke weed and wait for your $1,000 check to arrive. Too many Lobster Surfer Boys in the country.


11 posted on 03/18/2020 6:04:08 AM PDT by twister881
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To: Old Yeller

In Amsterdam, on Sunday...they announced that the coffee-houses (weed-shops) would be forced to close as of Monday....so massive crowds gathered and bought out the bulk of what the shops had. A lot of complaints occurred on Monday. As of Tuesday morning...all of the shops were allowed to reopen.


12 posted on 03/18/2020 6:04:16 AM PDT by pepsionice
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Are the liquor stores open? For many people, booze is one of the major food groups. For some, it’s a staple.


13 posted on 03/18/2020 6:05:26 AM PDT by sphinx
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I've seen the future, I can't afford it
Tell me the truth sir, someone just bought it
Say mr. whispers! Here come the click of dice
Roulette and blackjacks - gonna build us a paradise
Larger than life and twice as ugly
If we have to live there, you'll have to drug me
14 posted on 03/18/2020 6:10:21 AM PDT by null and void (By the pricking of my lungs, Something wicked this way comes ...)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Probably helps ease their worries about homosexual sex parties.


15 posted on 03/18/2020 6:10:37 AM PDT by Rurudyne (Standup Philosoper)
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16 posted on 03/18/2020 6:12:14 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Wear your masks, don’t step in the poop.


17 posted on 03/18/2020 6:17:44 AM PDT by BBQToadRibs
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Are the liquor stores open? For many people, booze is one of the major food groups. For some, it’s a staple.

There was a thread about Pennsylvania a day or two ago. Apparently, all liquor in PA is sold through government-run liquor stores. And the government decided to close those stores. And so, I guess, PA is basically a "dry" state now. Which I don't think will go well.

18 posted on 03/18/2020 6:18:06 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (If White Privilege is real, why did Elizabeth Warren lie about being an Indian?)
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To: HangnJudge

Are you saying that closing movie theaters, restaurants, bars and pretty much everything else, but leaving the ones selling weed open doesn’t make sense? This is California, the essentials have to be available.


19 posted on 03/18/2020 6:18:44 AM PDT by allwrong57
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

You can’t make this stuff up.


20 posted on 03/18/2020 6:27:56 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("The mark of a decent society is that it resists the temptation to spurn the defenseless.")
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