Poll: COVID-19’s cannabis legalization impact?

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Do you think cannabis legalization efforts will be set back because of the coronavirus?

Yes. The pandemic could have a dramatic impact on marijuana legalization efforts as states turn their focus to public health and containing the coronavirus.

Yes. But any impact would be short-lived.

No. With more states deeming medical marijuana as “essential,” COVID-19 likely will accelerate legalization efforts.

Results Vote

Do you think cannabis legalization efforts will be set back because of the coronavirus?

Yes. The pandemic could have a dramatic impact on marijuana legalization efforts as states turn their focus to public health and containing the coronavirus. 26 ( 26.26 % )

Yes. But any impact would be short-lived. 19 ( 19.19 % )

No. With more states deeming medical marijuana as “essential,” COVID-19 likely will accelerate legalization efforts. 54 ( 54.55 % )

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The nationwide coronavirus outbreak could hamper cannabis legalization efforts along the East Coast and elsewhere, raising further questions about the launch of lucrative new adult-use and medical markets in New York and other states.

Coronavirus already has caused a number of state legislatures to temporarily shut down, including ones on the East Coast that were weighing recreational marijuana legalization measures.

Read what experts told Marijuana Business Daily reporter Jeff Smith about the impact coronavirus could have on marijuana legalization efforts.

For more of Marijuana Business Daily’s ongoing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic and its effects on the cannabis industry, click here.