[…]The COVID-19 pandemic is drastically altering our lives but difficult times are able to expose many truths, including the understanding that legalization and safe access to cannabis is critical, especially during a crisis. […]<\/p>\n
Although states are restricting access to public places and prohibiting gatherings, many governors have designated cannabis dispensaries as an \u201cessential service.\u201d […]<\/p>\n
\u201cOpponents of federal legalization are likely to argue the categorization was merely a natural extension of the law in states that have already legalized medical marijuana to treat certain conditions, and that the uniqueness of the COVID-19 situation limits the \u2018essential\u2019 designation to that very urgent and unprecedented fact pattern,\u201d\u00a0Seth Goldberg<\/a>, attorney and partner at\u00a0Duane Morris LLP\u00a0told\u00a0mg<\/em>.<\/p>\n To read excerpts of this article and for a link to the full text, please visit the Duane Morris website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" […]The COVID-19 pandemic is drastically altering our lives but difficult times are able to expose many truths, including the understanding that legalization and safe access to cannabis is critical, especially during a crisis. […] Although states are restricting access to public places and prohibiting gatherings, many governors have designated cannabis dispensaries as an \u201cessential service.\u201d … <\/p>\n