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Home 🌿 Marijuana Politics 🌿 Would legalising and taxing cannabis both save and raise a fortune for the UK? 🌿Would legalising and taxing cannabis both save and raise a fortune for the UK?
Legalising and taxing cannabis could raise hundred of thousands of pounds a year and save the justice system a fortune, a leaked Treasury report has claimed.
The Institute for Social and Economic Research (ISER) estimated that legalising and licensing cannabis could help reduce the UK budget deficit by up to £1.25 billion per year.
The leaked report responded to this figure to argue that it was probably over-optimistic, but it conceded that legalising the substance could “generate notable tax revenue” and “lead to overall savings to the criminal justice system”.
The Home Office has said that it has no plans to change the law prohibiting the use of cannabis, which remains a Class B illegal drug.
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