news Jameson Berkow: COVID-19 made cannabis ‘essential,’ but governments aren’t treating the industry that way There is unlikely to be any progress unless governments start treating their legal cannabis sectors as essential, as right now, that designation appears to provide none of the expected benefits A line forms at a cannabis store in London, Ont., on March 23, amid fears that stores would be forced to close due to COVID-19. Derek Ruttan/The London Free Press/Postmedia NetworkA customer is assisted at the checkout window, which is protected by a plexiglass screen, at a cannabis store in Winnipeg on March 23. Kevin King/Winnipeg Sun/Postmedia Network

2020-04-02