The cannabis industry contributed $76.5 billion to Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) and $23.1 billion to Ontario’s GDP between legalization in 2018 and 2024, according to a new report from the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) and Deloitte.

The cannabis industry contributed $76.5 billion to Canada’s gross domestic product (GDP) and $23.1 billion to Ontario’s GDP between legalization in 2018 and 2024, according to a new report from the Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) and Deloitte.

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  • ToastedRavioli@midwest.socialEnglish
    10·
    8 days ago

    *Because black and hispanic people smoked it first, you mean…

    Cannabis was first made illegal specifically as a means to target non-white people by making something illegal that caused no issues for anyone. “Reefer madness” was bullshit that came around way way later

    • Luouth@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      8 days ago

      Sorry, I actually meant to allude to that first, so thanks for refining my point