With marijuana dispensaries deemed to be essential retailers in many US states, the last few months have seen the tables well and truly turned on the status quo. Not only is cannabis being sold openly, but the cops that used to harass dealers are now busting shady barbers for performing unlicensed moustache-trims and rebellious restauranteurs for serving unsanctioned spaghetti. Yet with laws varying wildly from one place to the next, the overall impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global cannabis landscape makes for interesting reading.
If the epidemic has demonstrated anything, it’s the ridiculousness and inconsistency of cannabis regulations. Step over an imaginary line on a map and all of a sudden weed is transformed from a medicine to a narcotic. The virus, meanwhile, has little respect for these local regulations and insists on affecting everyone equally, which only serves to highlight the unfairness of this unlevel playing field.
After all, it’s abundantly clear that demand for marijuana products has skyrocketed over the past few months, largely thanks to the unprecedented levels of anxiety that the coronavirus pandemic has inspired. In the UK, for example, a recent survey found that a record 8.4 million people are now using CBD[i], while a study conducted by the University of Miami found that anxiety is currently among the leading reasons for cannabis use globally[ii].
In states where weed is legal, this has resulted in something of a cannabis boom, particularly as the legal situation allows dispensaries to try out new ways of reaching customers during the lockdown. In Michigan, for example, recreational marijuana sales only began on December 1st, yet 66 of the state’s 104 dispensaries have already been approved for home delivery, meaning people can now order their supply from the safety of their home[iii]. This has allowed sales to increase steadily since the pandemic began, with April’s revenue up 40 percent on the previous month.
Compare this to Massachusetts, however, and it’s impossible not to feel a sense of injustice. Despite recreational marijuana being legal here as well, only those dispensaries that exclusively provide medical cannabis have been allowed to remain open during the lockdown. To make matters worse, those retailers that have been forced to close are ineligible for either the CARES Act or the Paycheck Protection Program – which provide financial relief to businesses affected by coronavirus – as cannabis is illegal at the Federal level. As a consequence of these legal contradictions, many dispensaries are now facing collapse[iv].
Another thing that the pandemic has taught us is just how robust illegal drug markets are, which perhaps isn’t that surprising. After all, The War on Drugs flopped spectacularly, so a flu-like virus was never likely to make a dent. Quite the opposite, in fact, with reports in the UK indicating that spiralling demand for marijuana has resulted in dealers raising their prices – some by up to £100 per ounce[v]! It is thought that many people are stockpiling cannabis in order to combat anxiety and boredom, while others are simply enjoying a cheeky smoke while working from home without their boss noticing.
According to a recent survey by Release, many dealers have been following the lead of other retailers by taking extra precautions to ensure their safety and that of their customers. The use of gloves and facemasks has become standard procedure, while many no longer accept cash, instead insisting on being paid online. Furthermore, to avoid spending too much time away from home, some dealers are now reportedly only accepting minimum order deals and even charging delivery fees[vi].
Consumers, meanwhile, have also adapted to the situation, with the survey indicating that 90 percent of smokers have considered switching to edibles in order to protect their lungs while the virus continues to lurk[vii]. Many have also decided to play it safe and order their cannabis online along with their groceries, rather than risk leaving the house. According to a new EU report, darknet marketplace Cannazon has seen a massive rise in cannabis sales over the past three months, shifting a total of 1.6 metric tonnes of weed in that time[viii].
All of which leads us to a rather delicious irony: for years, lawmakers have been desperate to bust online weed retailers, but even they would have to admit that in these strange times of social distancing, cannabis e-commerce may actually prove vital in flattening the proverbial curve.
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Cannabis In The Time Of Coronavirus
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With marijuana dispensaries deemed to be essential retailers in many US states, the last few months have seen the tables well and truly turned on the status quo. Not only is cannabis being sold openly, but the cops that used to harass dealers are now busting shady barbers for performing unlicensed moustache-trims and rebellious restauranteurs for serving unsanctioned spaghetti. Yet with laws varying wildly from one place to the next, the overall impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the global cannabis landscape makes for interesting reading.
If the epidemic has demonstrated anything, it’s the ridiculousness and inconsistency of cannabis regulations. Step over an imaginary line on a map and all of a sudden weed is transformed from a medicine to a narcotic. The virus, meanwhile, has little respect for these local regulations and insists on affecting everyone equally, which only serves to highlight the unfairness of this unlevel playing ...
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If we think about it, smoking has been a part of human lives for hundreds of years. In fact, many centuries ago, our ancestors would recreationally and medicinally inhale and exhale smoke through a variety of innovative mediums – innovative at the time, anyway.
Today, we have cigarettes for convenience and ease-of-use, but these involve inhaling tar and other harmful toxins, which can be harmful not just to your own health, but others around you as well. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 5,000 harmful chemicals present in cigarette smoke.
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Does prenatal exposure to cannabis cause cognitive impairment?
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Researchers from Columbia University have just confirmed what many people already knew – that public policy regarding cannabis tends to be based on scientific findings that are murky at best and non-existent at worse. In a new study, the team probed the widely – accepted idea that cannabis use during pregnancy hinders infants’ cognitive development, and found that there has never been any real evidence to support this.
It’s worth noting that this doesn’t mean that smoking weed while pregnant is definitely safe, but rather that there is no categorical proof that prenatal exposure to cannabis causes mental impairment. This is pretty significant when you consider that some 1,600 studies on the impact of marijuana on fetal cognition have been conducted over the past three decades.
With that in mind – and at a time when dispensaries are increasingly offering cannabis products as treatments for morning sickness – the tendency of policymakers to cling to such unproven notions about ...
I first came to Koh Phangan in 1995 as a young, naïve backpacker looking for somewhere special. Like most of us back then I’d heard about the island in whispered conversations from people I had met on my travel.
This was before Alex Garland’s book ‘The Beach’ had come out and a long time before the film created an explosion of interest. As I arrived on that fateful first day, off a ferry from Koh Samui, I stumbled into one of the world’s most magical places. I had no idea at that point just how much this place would impact my life, the friends I would meet, the parties I would experience and the chance to actually live the dream of staying long term on a paradise island where the main preoccupation is fun and total relaxation. It is a place that reminds you of the good ...
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