Why the World Is Watching Canada's Pot Legalization

All eyes are on Canada as it prepares to legalize recreational marijuana in October, becoming only the second country to do so after Uruguay. The pending change has touched off an investment boom and pushed up valuations of Canada’s cannabis producers. They’re enjoying a first-mover advantage as medical and recreational pot gain traction from the U.S. to Germany. Canada’s industry will also be the litmus test for whether governments can stamp out illicit sales, transfer billions of dollars in revenue to an emerging industry, generate taxes and create jobs. Charlie Pellet talks to Bloomberg's Jen Skerritt in Winnipeg.

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Why the World Is Watching Canada's Pot Legalization is an episode from QuickTake by Bloomberg .

This episode is 6:51 long.

This episode was published on Sep 12, 2018.

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