Legalizing the adult use marijuana market in Canada led to “immediate” and “sustained” declines in illicit market cannabis sales, according to data published online in the International Journal of Drug Policy.

Researchers affiliated with McMaster University in Ontario assessed Canadian marijuana market trends during the five years immediately following legalization. They reported: “RCL [recreational cannabis legalization]implementation was followed by an immediate reduction and sustained declining trend in the illegal cannabis market, suggesting RCL is achieving one of the government’s goals by ‘keeping profits out of the […]