The coronavirus COVID-19 has many in the country on edge, working from home, and ordering lots of delivery weed.
This is to be expected. In times of economic downturn, sales increase for "vice" industries such as alcohol and tobacco. Marijuana use increased in the European economic recession of 2008. The United States hasn't seen a downturn quite like this one since cannabis has become legal in many states.
While the data for the month is still being collected, cannabis companies across the country have confirmed to Green Entrepreneur a rise in sales.
Some theories as to why: Many consumers are stockpiling products perhaps because, much like toilet paper, cannabis goes pretty quickly. In addition, consumers are using cannabis to deal with the mounting anxiety and potentially trauma-triggering fears that a pandemic brings with it.
"We've seen a slight increase in sales over the last two weeks as news of COVID-19's impact on our community continues to spread," says Amanda Denz, co-founder and CEO at Sava, a San Francisco-based delivery company that caters to the northern region of the state.