Legalization Has Significantly Displaced Canada’s Illicit Cannabis Market
Legalizing the adult use marijuana market in Canada led to “immediate” and “sustained” declines in illicit market cannabis sales
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Government Overkill Is Why Illegal Cannabis Still Accounts For 30% Of The Market
Legalizing marijuana was supposed to kill the illegal market but it hasn’t. The reason is too much taxation, regulation
One-Third of Canadian Cannabis Users Consuming Illegal Weed: Report
One-third of cannabis users still buy from the black market despite the legalization of pot in Canada in 2018, according to the Department of Public Safety.
Lesotho Grown Legal Cannabis Funneled to Black Market
CANNABIS CULTURE – “It’s increasingly now becoming quite a dangerous industry to be in right,” says Zizipho Manate, a bankrupted farmer. “Some shady characters are realizing that to steal ripe cannabis and cannabis processed products is a bigger quick gain than the pain-in-the-butt of waiting for licenses, growing, harvesting, inspections, paying taxes.”
Narco-Slavery Runs Rampant in Oregon
CANNABIS CULTURE – Rural areas of northern California and southern Oregon are well known for their high-grade cannabis, comparable to the Champagne wine region of France. That said, its reputation had not only heightened demand, but emboldened criminal activity, putting more workers at risk of exploitation.
Lack Of Legal Cannabis In B.C.’s ‘access Deserts’ Is Helping Illicit Market Thrive, Retailers Say
12 municipalities, including Surrey, Burnaby, Richmond and Delta, still don’t have a storefront for legal weed.
Cannabis Black Market Still Thriving 18 Months After Legalization
The nondescript storefront in the 1100-block of Kingsway has paper covering all of its windows except for a neon “open” sign that is still illuminated just before 11 p.m. on a Sunday.
How Federal Marijuana Policy is Pushing Veterans into the Black Market
A California group is fighting to end a federal prohibition that makes it impossible for veterans to get cannabis through the VA.
Why Legal Pot Was Taking a Hit in Canada, Weeks Before COVID-19 Sent Markets Plunging
The gains cannabis companies were banking on in the lead-up to legalization of recreational sales in October 2018 have not materialized. So, what went sideways?
‘The Legal Stuff is Garbage’: Why Canada’s Cannabis Black Market Keeps Thriving
North America’s biggest companies have seen their market values lose billions, prompting comparisons to dotcom bust.
