Is marijuana an ‘essential’ like milk or bread? Some states are saying yes in wake of coronavirus outbreak.

A customer who wished to remain unidentified, right, wears a mask while shopping at The Green Cross cannabis dispensary in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 18, 2020. As about 7 million people in the San Francisco Bay Area are under shelter-in-place orders, only allowed to leave their homes for crucial needs in an attempt to slow the virus spread, marijuana stores remain open and are being considered “essential services.”(Haven Daley/AP)