Just a side note, whether it's the virus or not, simply claiming that it's impossible to get it... you can also get the virus without tobacco soil... that's probably the smallest transmission route.
The tobacco mosaic virus discovered in 1892 is the most well-known and commonly occurring virus in cannabis and infects many other crops besides tobacco plants, such as peppers and tomatoes. It is a "Contagium Vivum Fluidum," or an infectious, soluble pathogen that is mechanically transmitted. The virus is also quite persistent and remains stable for a very long time. In dried tobacco, it can survive for up to 100 years and easily transmits. For this reason, smokers are often not welcome on plantations and in breeding experiments.
By the way, the hemp mosaic virus (HMV) is also related to TMV, which, along with the hemp streak virus (HSV), is one of the plant viruses studied in cannabis plants. The hemp mosaic virus is a so-called cowpea strain of TMV, so one can assume that the symptoms are similar.
Infection by the mosaic virus is especially likely in summer and autumn when many winged aphids are in season, carrying the virus. Other plants can also be carriers. Thus, cross-infections are not uncommon (from hemp plants to tomatoes and vice versa). It can also happen that plants are silent carriers – meaning they are infected and transmit the virus even if they show no symptoms.