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Stay high, responsibly By Ngaio Bealum
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Hey, welcome back! I have a question about weed and COVID-19. In fact, I have several questions. What’s the deal?
“Dispensaries are the safest places in town—as we have long served medical marijuana patients with serious illnesses and infection prevention—and safety is built into our industry’s DNA,” she said. “Expect to wear a face mask, to sanitize your hands before entry, to find the line outside rather than inside and to find our diligent staff enforcing social distancing and Hey, yourself. It’s good to be back! cleaning high-touch spots all day long.” Shout out to every single person who She also adds that Oakland gave their time, money and attention dispensaries are going way above and to getting SN&R back in print. I will beyond other retail stores to keep staff smoke a bowl in y’alls honor. and clients safe. As to your question: Wow. There’s I am sure the same is true for all a lot going on. Research-wise, there’s the spots in Sac as well. Delivery a study from Canada that says certain may be an even safer option. I texted high-CBD cannabis strains may be Jason Smith from delivery service effective at preventing the virus. Iheartcanna.club, and he had Mike, Before you get all excited, the study the retail manager, send me a list of has yet to be peer reviewed and it was steps they take to prevent spreading the sponsored in part by two cannabis virus: companies (preprints.org/manuscript/ The drivers have gloves and 202004.0315/v1). But it face masks, hand sanitizer claims that CBD prevents is provided in all delivery coronavirus infections by You might vehicles, delivery 70% by blocking the want to be vehicles and work ACE2 receptors. stations are cleaned extra nice to your Meanwhile, in daily and people Israel, scientists are lungs until this can use electronic experimenting with pandemic is over. payments for contactways to use the antiAlso, wash your less delivery. Sounds inflammatory effects of pretty safe to me. hands. cannabis to alleviate the With all the turmoil, symptoms of COVID-19, upheaval, rage and hope especially in the lungs. It’s (“Black Lives Matter”—and don’t way too early to tell if either of these you forget it) in this country and in the studies will be successful, so don’t start world right now, it’s nice that some of us passing the joint around just yet. are privileged enough to not only be able Seriously. This is not the time to be passing joints or sharing blunts or bowls. to obtain and use a little weed to help us deal with the stress, but to be able to In fact, you might want to be extra nice do so safely and without fear of arrest. to your lungs until this pandemic is Activism works. Be safe. Ω over. Also, wash your hands. If you are wondering about obtaining cannabis, I say: GO GET YOU SOME. I recently spoke to Ngaio Bealum is a Sacramento Debby Goldsberry, who runs Magnolia comedian, activist and marijuana Wellness in Oakland. She has also expert. Email him questions at ask420@newsreview.com. been a strong cannabis advocate for more than 20 years, so I asked her about safe consumption practices @Ngaio420 during this time. 56
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