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SOURCE: bnnCanada’s legal pot industry more than doubled GDP contribution since legalization: StatsCan
Statistics Canada said Friday that the cannabis industry contributed $7.44 billion to the country’s gross domestic product in November. The figure, which is seasonally adjusted, determined that the legal cannabis industry contributed $3.12 billion to Canada’s GDP, while the illicit market accounted for $4.28 billion. The StatsCan figures show Canada's legal cannabis industry has grown by 147 per cent since recreational pot was legalized in October 2018. The illicit cannabis market's contribution to Canada's GDP fell by 19% during the same period.