LEGALISATION OF MARIJUANA COULD BOOST TOBACCO SALES AND OFFER GROWERS NEW INCOME
February 1st, 2016
THE ONGOING legalisation of marijuana in the United States and Canada offers the tobacco industry some significant opportunities. This includes both increased consumption and also investment in tobacco sector suppliers such as vaporiser manufacturers.
As of this March, the US states of Colombia, Washington and Alaska had also legalised recreational use of marijuana and Oregon is well on its way to full legalisation. Some 24 states (and the federal District of Columbia) have passed legislation permitting marijuana to be consumed for medical use. There are several ...
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