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Jul 16, 2026
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Ottawa’s high taxes are stunting the growth of legal cannabis
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Ottawa’s high taxes are stunting the growth of legal cannabis
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Almost eight years after Canada legalized cannabis, the black market remains strong. One major reason: a tax structure that makes it harder for the legal industry to compete.
A long overdue reform of that tax structure could move Canada closer to achieving the aims of legalization. The legal regime, laid out in 2018’s Cannabis Act, was designed…
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