Americans stock up on pot for coronavirus quarantine
DENVER — Add marijuana to the list of essential supplies Americans are stocking up on as they prepare to confront the coronavirus outbreak.
The sharp rise in sales is a pattern being repeated across the country in states where recreational marijuana is legal, from California to Oregon, Alaska to Nevada. Not only are there more customers, but they're buying more at one time. The same trend is also being reported in Canada, where marijuana became legal nationwide in 2018.
"The supply chain continues to show signs of vulnerability and for the cannabis consumer mindful of potential inventory shortages, this could trigger the decision to purchase more product upfront,” he said. "We believe that we are an essential service," James added."Many folks rely on us for depression or anxiety or pain. We feel good about staying open."
Kalai said Organic Alternatives considered significantly boosting its use of online ordering to help reduce the risk to those customers, but concluded the danger was too high in an industry that's still largely cash-only and required to check IDs in person. Most states that have legalized recreational marijuana have also banned delivery services, although they are permitted in California.
"People are just hoarding up," he said."We weren't totally surprised that everyone rushed in, but all of our stores hit records Friday, and Saturday, Sunday, Monday and today were strong, as well."
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