The Wrap up-5/28/20

Cannabis Sales booming even amid this pandemic

It’s not rocket science,

Big scary invisible virus + Anxious Americans stuck inside = the demand to pay your plugs rent in exchange for weed

Even as restrictions were tight around the world, cannabis sales have surged in places like Oregon. In April, legal cannabis sales in Oregon exceeded $89 Million which is a record for the state. Thats a sharp increase from 2019, a 45% increase or something like 40 mil! Even Canada was getting a piece of the pie.

Canada has also seen a huge spike in sales during this pandemic. In March like many other Americans, Canadians were “panic-buying” weed. Sales increased by about 17% and went from $151.9 million (in canada) in February to $181.1 million (in canada).

Here is a breakdown of the sale from Canada’s 4 most populated cities for all the nerds

-Ontario: 21% to CA$47.3 million.

-Quebec: 29% to CA$37.7 million.

-British Columbia: 12% to CA$23.5 million.

-Alberta: 21% to CA$40.4 million.

Hopefully this shit encourages other states the legalize the damn plant. It seems to be picking up speed in New York, Pennsylvania, Minnesota. Legalization could definitely be the catalyst that could get alot of these states out of their coronavirus-related debts.

Virgina decriminalizes cannabis

Virginia becomes the 27th state to decriminalize weed this week. Shoutout to my mans Gov. Ralph Northam. I gotta bring up this photo everytime I hear his name. The Law goes into order on July 1st. The new law allows citizens caught with an ounce or less to be subject to a fine of no more than $25 and no jail time. The law also states that possesion of low amounts of weed won’t go on a person’s criminal record and records relating to arrests, charges, and convictions for marijuana possession will be sealed “except in certain circumstances.” What are the certain circumstances you may ask? I imagine it involves any form of minorities caught with posession of cannabis. I trust Gov. Northam will make the correct decisions just due to the fact of his past.