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Several states where marijuana is legal, such as California and Washington, deemed pot shops and workers in the market’s supply chain essential. The emphasis has been on the drug’s medicinal uses. Ledger photo by Chris Martin

Several states where marijuana is legal, such as California and Washington, deemed pot shops and workers in the market’s supply chain essential. The emphasis has been on the drug’s medicinal uses. Ledger photo by Chris Martin

What’s ‘essential’? Exempted activities raise eyebrows

The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what’s “essential’’ and what things we really can’t do without, even though we might not need them for survival. Attempting to slow the spread of the virus, authorities in many places are determining what shops and services can remain open.