Coronavirus

Canada’s response to the COVID-19 coronavirus has shut down the direct delivery of cannabis products in the mail due to changes that promote social distancing for postal workers.

San Francisco city officials have announced that cannabis dispensaries can remain open during the three-week shelter in place order that has home-quarantined the region due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

With COVID-19 taking the world by storm, here are some general steps that cannabis dispensaries can consider to help keep their patients and employees safe.

Americans for Safe Access has issued a letter to state governors and medical cannabis program directors calling on the officials to make special allowances for medical cannabis patients amid the coronavirus outbreak.

At least two more major cannabis events —the FlyHi 420 celebration in Denver and the Medcan Summit in Auckland, New Zealand — have been postponed or canceled due to the coronavirus.

Cannabis dispensaries in adult-use states have reported a surge in product sales as Americans prepare for self-quarantine and social distancing efforts aimed at curbing the spread of the coronavirus.

Canopy Growth in Canada is temporarily closing all of its dispensary locations starting today due to the coronavirus outbreak.

The long-running Hash Bash celebration in Michigan has been canceled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak.