Could the coronavirus pandemic prove a turning point in how the US views cannabis? | ABC News

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Marijuana growers in the United States claim the coronavirus pandemic could prove a turning point in how the nation views the plant.

In parts of the country, where many businesses have been forced to close, recreational pot shops and medical cannabis dispensaries have been allowed to stay open.

The industry claims it is evidence of the drug’s importance to American life.

North America correspondent James Glenday reports.

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