On March 22, Gov. Gavin Newsom declared cannabis and scores of other enterprises to be essential businesses.

In Northern California, the weed industry is thriving, apparently because so many customers are sheltering in place, in need of THC therapy.

LA Times Investigative Environmental Reporter Susanne Rust stopped by LA Times Today to discuss.

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