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Economic Impacts of Cannabis: Benefits of Legalizing Weed

economic impacts cannabis

By WeedWeek Admin
09/18/2020 03:35 PM GMT-0700
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Marijuana is a lucrative business - or at least, it could be if allowed to flourish within a favorable legal climate. If legalized at all state and federal levels, cannabis has the potential to generate billions in revenue, provide millions of jobs, and save billions of dollars on law enforcement. Given the surging demand for marijuana and its ever-expanding diversity of products, this is one drug that holds many benefits should it finally be legally accepted. A few of the economic impacts of cannabis are explored below. 

Economic Impacts of Cannabis

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