Cannabis-based booze to be 'biggest disruptor ever'

Cannabis-based booze to be ‘biggest disruptor ever’

US election day didn’t just mark the naming of a new president – 8 November also saw a fresh wave of cannabis legalisation spread throughout the US. But as marijuana increasingly gets the green light, what does it mean for spirits?

Can cannabis and alcohol ever coexist as happy bedfellows?

California, Maine, Massachusetts and Nevada were united in more ways than one on 8 November 2016. While the landmark day saw Donald Trump secure his route to the White House, the four US states voted blue for Hillary – and they also leaned green, opting to legalise recreational cannabis use.

They joined Colorado, which legalised the sale and possession for non-medical use in 2012, alongside Washington in 2012 and Alaska and Oregon in 2014. Polling day also saw Republican states Arkansas, Florida and North Dakota pass ballot initiatives to legalise medical marijuana use....

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