Marijuana Shouldn’t Be an Essential Business Amid a Respiratory Pandemic
March 27, 2020
From a public health standpoint, why is pot deemed an essential business during the COVID-19 pandemic?
After all, there is still much we don’t know about the new coronavirus. The virus causing COVID-19 attacks the lungs, which could present a serious threat to individuals who smoke marijuana. And we do know that marijuana smoke and vaping open the lungs up to increased respiratory infections.
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