Can Cannabis Prevent and/or Treat COVID-19?

A mural of the character Spock from Star Trek has a surgical mask someone has attached which is fluttering in the breeze.

A recent study has many asking if cannabis may be useable in the prevention, treatment, or as a cure for COVID-19. Before anyone gets too excited, let's explore if cannabis is truly a Super Silver Haze bullet against the pandemic. The buzz about this leads back to a study performed

Cannabis During COVID-19: Is It An “Essential” service?

When COVID-19 began to spread and businesses started shutting down, the question arose if dispensaries were going to be considered an "essential service". For the well being of myself and those within strangling distance of me, yes, it's a super essential service, and it behoves us all to keep that

The “Cannabis During COVID-19” Chronicles

I last wrote about the virus on March 9, 2020. Six days later, the newspapers carrying my column lost 90% of their revenue, and I lost 100% of my syndicated column. At that time, Governor Kate Brown declared a statewide State of Emergency the night before, and the scope of

COVID-19 and Cannabis

As we make our way into a new chapter in “End of Days: Death By Stupidity Edition,” it's worth taking a moment to consider how COVID-19 may impact the cannabis industry, and if cannabis can be part of a toolkit to deal with the pandemic. On Sunday, Governor Kate Brown declared