Government income from cannabis could exceed $900m, reports show
The previously withheld reports show potential economic benefits of legalisation.
Andrew Bevin
Tue, 08 Sep 2020
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If legalised, recreational cannabis would create about 5000 jobs and provide $923 million in government revenue, according to economic reports commissioned by the Ministry of Justice.
BERL, a business and economic research group, produced two reports earlier this year for the ministry: Market
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Andrew Bevin
Tue, 08 Sep 2020
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