New Interactive Netflix Series Lets You Choose The Fate Of Bear Grylls

Maria Loreto

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March 20, 2019

New Interactive Netflix Series Lets You Choose The Fate Of Bear Grylls

After the success of “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch”, Netflix is taking the “choose your own adventure” storytelling style to new levels, by literally making you choose the fate of crazy person Bear Grylls.

“You vs Wild” is Netflix’s new interactive series, which makes viewers follow Grylls as he explores nature and gets involved in tons of dangerous stuff. Classic.

The show is described as an unscripted outdoor survival show, where you’ll see Grylls travel through snow, sand, forests and all sorts of dangerous locations. You, as the viewer, will have to make decisions for Grylls, selecting how he’ll overcome specific obstacles and scenarios. You’re properly trained for this, right?

The show premieres April 10 with eight interactive episodes.

“You vs Wild” is the first show of its kind, cementing Netflix’s investment in this kind of storytelling that’s a sort of a midpoint between video games and TV shows. Although “Bandersnatch” was praised for its creativity, a lot of critics couldn’t get completely behind the “choose your own adventure” style, claiming that it works best for a video game or a novel than a scripted story.

Bear Grylls’ has made a career out of this type of content, which has been very successful all over the world. Netflix’s new format could act as a functional vehicle for something that’s exciting and that doesn’t demand much cohesiveness when it comes to story. One thing’s for sure: no matter the reviews of “You vs Wild”, no other network or streaming site is doing what Netflix is doing.

Billionaire Mark Cuban Says If He Were To Start A Business Today, It’d Be This

Amy Hansen

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March 20, 2019

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Billionaire Mark Cuban Says If He Were To Start A Business Today, It’d Be This

He may be done spearheading new businesses, but that doesn’t mean billionaire entrepreneur and “Shark Tank” judge Mark Cuban doesn’t know a killer concept when he sees it.

Cuban told Recode’s Peter Kafka that if he were to start a business today he’d build it around Alexa and Google Home. Both based on Artificial Intelligence.

“If I was 15 or 20 or 25, and you know, back in the day when I was working as a bartender and started a company, I would learn … because Alexa skills and scripting Alexa skills is really, really easy. But everybody thinks it’s really, really hard. And so that disconnect is a great opportunity,” said Cuban.

Scripting, by the way, is essentially coding for voice commands. Scripting is the new HTML. Or something.

“As big as PCs were an impact, as big as the internet was, AI is just going to dwarf it,” adds Cuban. “And if you don’t understand it, you’re going to fall behind. Particularly if you run a business.”

He says there’ll be a day when people take AI for granted, like we do the internet.

“But if you don’t know how to use it and you don’t understand it and you can’t at least at have a basic understanding of the different approaches and how the algorithms work, you can be blindsided in ways you couldn’t even possibly imagine.”

And if you’re the type who’s afraid of the robots taking over, Cuban says new technology comes with new problems.

“That happens with every technology. Just look at the internet. “What a great way for everybody to communicate. The world is gonna be a better place because of the internet. Facebook, oh my goodness, right? We’re gonna get social, our friends will be able to connect.’ There’s always a downside.”

Let These ‘Old Fat Lesbians’ Teach You How To Smoke Weed

Brendan Bures

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March 20, 2019

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Let These ‘Old Fat Lesbians’ Teach You How To Smoke Weed

Brands pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to make social media posts go viral, but two “fat, old lesbians” have achieved that goal in just three weeks. How’d they do it? By smoking weed out of homemade apparatuses.

Since opening the Instagram account @420oldfatlesbians (what a great name) earlier this month, the account has gained nearly 70,000 followers, all eager to watch the goofy, good-natured fun videos from Sue and Lee. And for good reason too! The shades-wearing gals are absolutely hilarious, smoking out of hers-and-hers bongs and summoning the marijuana spirits through their “weed-ja board.”

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Their deadpan humor found on their Instagram page, which also included one adventure of them “breaking out” of the “hawrspital,” is aimed at changing opinions around who uses cannabis. In an interview with NBC News, Sue said they started the account because they were “tired of the stigmas on weed, on lesbians, fat people, old people,” adding that “people need to just be who they are and not worry about what others think.”

The couple has been together for 12 years and married for four, but they dodged the age question by saying they were “in our third trimester of life.”

“When I was a kid, there is no way I would have looked forward to seeing myself as stoner lesbian on Instagram,” Lee told The Stranger. “It’s pretty cool though.”

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Consumers Are Replacing Pharmaceuticals With Medical Marijuana

Nicole Skrobin

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March 20, 2019

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Consumers Are Replacing Pharmaceuticals With Medical Marijuana

If you’re given the option to consume pharmaceutical medications like addictive opioid painkillers or a natural alternative form of medicine like cannabis and/or CBD, which one would you choose and why?

Overdoses due to prescription drugs is the top leading cause of accidental deaths in America. Over the years, prescription drugs, especially opioids have been used, overused, and abused. Unfortunately, it has moved from a crisis to a full-blown nationwide epidemic.

Although certain U.S. states have taken a stricter approach regarding the prescribing and re-filling of opioid orders, the consumption of these addictive and harmful painkillers continues. However, as more states, regions, and countries legalize cannabis, numerous cannabis consumers are choosing to transition away from pharmaceutical medications including opioids and move towards cannabis instead. Why is this the case though, how many people are really making this switch, and what impact have legal cannabis programs had on the consumption of opioid painkillers?

Increasing Number of Legal Cannabis Programs & Cannabis Consumption Over Opioids

Despite the accumulation of opioid overdoses over the years, on the bright side, various states have moved forward with cannabis legalization measures. By now, more than half of America’s fifty states have legalized cannabis to some degree. Whereas, America’s northern neighbor, Canada, has already federally legalized the plant. As a result, many people who have had the option to use opioids as their painkiller of choice also have the option to purchase and consume cannabis products.

In recent years, certain states that have medical and/or recreational cannabis programs in place have experienced decreases in the number of opioid overdoses. Specifically, one study found that U.S. states with operating medical cannabis programs had much lower state-wide opioid overdose mortality rates. Then, another study discovered that the incorporation of effective medical cannabis programs resulted in a decrease of 1,826 daily doses for opioid pain alleviation filled per doctor each year. How many people are actually taking advantage of consuming a natural medicine like cannabis as opposed to opioids though?

Research Findings that Support the Consumption of Cannabis Rather Than Pharma Meds

To learn more about the link between substituting pharmaceutical medications like opioids with cannabis and cannabinoids like Cannabidiol (CBD), survey data was collected from 271 individuals who were enrolled in Canada’s MMPR program.

Specifically, the 271 participants were patients who purchase medical cannabis from Privateer Holding’s owned-Tilray. About 63 percent of patients mentioned that they consume cannabis in place of traditional pharmaceutical medications. Then, around 30 percent of participants replaced opioids with cannabis, 16 percent replaced benzos with cannabis, and 12 percent replaced antidepressants with cannabis.

Why is this though? Most participants chose the more natural route because cannabis delivers less negative side effects and because it’s safer as compared to many pharma meds. However, some participants picked cannabis because it was more effective in treating their primary symptoms. Overall, though, the majority of participants expressed that cannabis is an effective treatment method for different medical conditions, and pain and mental health struggles were at the top of the list as reasons for consuming cannabis.

Besides pharmaceutical medications, numerous participants chose to use cannabis over other commonly-consumed substances like tobacco, alcohol, and other illicit drugs. In particular, 25 percent of participants chose cannabis over alcohol, 12 percent replaced cigarettes/tobacco products with cannabis, and three percent replaced illicit drugs with cannabis.

Additional Noteworthy Research Findings

In addition, not only are the operation of numerous medical and recreational cannabis programs beneficial and useful to those participating in them, but the existence of such programs has helped people transition away from addictive opioids. Aside from the research findings mentioned above, a 2019 study was conducted recently and published in the Harm Reduction Journal, which focused on surveying 2,000 adult Canadian medical cannabis patients who were registered with Tilray.

It was discovered that 70 percent of Canadian participants consumed cannabis as a substitute medicine for different prescription drugs. In particular, 59 percent of participants who consumed cannabis as an opioid replacement medicine reported complete opioid termination. Whereas, roughly 20 percent of cannabis consumers expressed that they decreased their standard opioid usage by at least 75 percent.

When the Canadian participants were asked why they switched to consuming cannabis rather than pharma meds, their main reasons consisted of cannabis’s safety profile, the plant’s few adverse side effects, and the efficacy of cannabis for symptom management purposes.

Additionally, the Canadian cannabis study’s researchers released the following statement about the reported findings:

“The findings provide a granular view of patient patterns of medical cannabis use, and the subsequent self-reported impacts on the use of opioids, alcohol, and other substances adding to a growing body of academic research suggesting that increased regulated access to medical and recreational cannabis can result in a reduction in the use of and subsequent harms associated with opioids, alcohol, tobacco, and other substances.”

Let’s rewind to 2016 when it was found that 80 percent of medical cannabis users reported substituting cannabis in place of prescribed medications, especially patients with pain-related conditions.

Now, fast forward to this year when interesting findings were released in BDS Analytics’ latest consumer surveys report. In the report, it was mentioned that opioid drug usage declined up to 30 percent in states with functioning medical cannabis programs.

Plethora of Cannabis’s Medicinal and Therapeutic Benefits

Although opioid painkillers are often prescribed to this day, cannabis and various cannabinoids can naturally combat and relieve pain and many other symptoms without delivering significantly negative side effects.

Some benefits of cannabis and the widely consumed cannabinoid, CBD include but aren’t limited to the following: analgesic, anti-inflammatory, anti-spasm, anti-epileptic, anti-anxiety, anti-depressant, antioxidant, anti-tumoral, and neuroprotective benefits.

On a similar note, the following statement was released about cannabis’s benefits over those of opioids: “Cannabis can be an effective treatment for pain, greatly reduces the chance of dependence, and eliminates the risk of fatal overdose compared to opioid-based medications. Medical cannabis patients report that cannabis is just as effective, if not more, than opioid-based medications for pain.”

If you’re given the option to consume pharmaceutical medications like addictive opioid painkillers or a natural alternative form of medicine like cannabis and/or CBD, which one would you choose and why? Let us know in the comments below!

New Jersey Makes Huge Stride In Legalizing Marijuana

Brendan Bures

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March 19, 2019

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New Jersey Makes Huge Stride In Legalizing Marijuana

New Jersey has finally taken a step forward in the long, arduous journey to legalizing recreational marijuana by advancing a new piece of legislation. The proceedings were “testy” and included some “back-room wrangling,” according to the Associated Press. But questions remain if the measure will ultimately pass and reach Gov. Phil Murphy’s desk.

After the marathon-like hearing, the measure closely resembles what Murphy has previously presented. Instead of taxing sales percentage of cannabis products, New Jersey would join Alaska in taxing cannabis at a per-ounce rate ($42 per oz). The bill also includes a provision that would allow towns to add an addition 3 percent tax in some cases, though those details aren’t known at the moment.

Should the legislation pass, New Jersey would become the 11th state to legalize recreational marijuana use. According to NJ.com, leaders in both the New Jersey Senate and Assembly are short the necessary votes to pass the bill at the moment. Murphy, who boldly claimed he’d legalize recreational marijuana during the state’s gubernatorial race, has been under fire recently for not doing enough to fire up lawmakers and get the votes in order. Murphy instead wants to rely on a high-minded, merit-based politics to get the job done.

“I won’t get into if it’s five (votes short) or 10 or three or none,” Murphy said. “I’m not a big believer in transactional politics. I believe my role will be to say, ‘Listen, from my perspective as the chief executive of the state, let me tell you why I think this is an imperative.’”

This is setting up to be a historic vote, which should take place on March 25, the final possible day for a vote. NJ.com reports that lawmakers have made progress on acquiring the necessary votes, but they still need to swing a couple more votes in the Senate and Assembly.

If legislators miss the March 25 deadline or fall short in the votes, the next time New Jersey would discuss legalizing recreational cannabis wouldn’t be until after the November election, according to State Senate President Stephen Sweeney.

NASA Astronauts Are Plagued By Herpes, Says Study

Maria Loreto

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March 19, 2019

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NASA Astronauts Are Plagued By Herpes, Says Study

If space isn’t scary enough for you, rest easy because scientists have discovered that there’s actual space herpes.

The journal Frontiers in Microbiology recently published an article that mentions how NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station and other space shuttles have been plagued by the resurgence of herpes. Turns out the stress of space travel causes the dormant virus to flare up.

According to the study, more than half of astronauts (53 percent) who have undergone short term space shuttle flights are showing signs of herpes. To gather this data, researchers took samples of blood, urine and saliva before and after the astronauts boarded their trips. They theorize that exposure to micro gravity, cosmic radiation and the force of take off and flight deeply affect subjects’ immunity systems, making them more sensitive to viruses and bacteria.

The study also reveals that astronauts’ immune cells become less effective during flight and up to 60 days after the original trip. “NASA astronauts endure weeks or even months exposed to microgravity and cosmic radiation—not to mention the extreme G forces of take-off and re-entry,” says the study’s senior author, Dr. Satish K. Mehta. “This physical challenge is compounded by more familiar stressors like social separation, confinement and an altered sleep-wake cycle.”

It’s not surprising that space travel makes the human body more sensitive to viruses and diseases. Despite the fact that the effects analyzed are minor in the grand scheme of things, these results are factors that need to be accounted for when it comes to planning longer trips in space.

This Is The One Thing Prince William And Prince Harry ‘Can’t Stomach’ Doing Together

Amy Hansen

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March 19, 2019

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This Is The One Thing Prince William And Prince Harry ‘Can’t Stomach’ Doing Together

It’s been reported that the royal Duchesses, Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle, are feuding, causing a riff between their husbands. But as it turns out, the tension between the two couples may actually be stemming from Prince William and his brother Harry. At the very least, it’s adding fuel to the already growing fire.

The Sun‘s Dan Wootton reports exclusively that the bonded brothers are having such a hard time being around one another, they “cannot even stomach keeping their charitable projects together as they separate their households.”

The death of their mother, Princess Diana, cast both young men into the spotlight. But now, Harry is in the spotlight for a completely different reason: his Hollywood wife. Wootton says as a result, “a gulf” has developed between the brothers “since Meghan empowered Harry to be the new-age celebrity royal he’s tried to become for years.”

As a future king, William wants to take a more serious approach, anchored in realism and keeping away from gimmicks.

Wootten says we can expect things to escalate, specifically the bid for media attention, after Meghan has her baby and returns from maternity leave later this year.

“I’m all for it,” says Wootten. “At least Wills seems to want to show up for work at the moment, even if it is to beat his bro.”

Beto O’Rourke Was An Early Supporter Of Marijuana Reform

Mike Adams

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March 19, 2019

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Beto O’Rourke Was An Early Supporter Of Marijuana Reform

Although the latest pool of Democratic presidential candidates has come out in support of marijuana legalization at the national level, there is some concern that many of them are bandwagon jumpers and will not actually bring about any substantial change if they were to take office.

But some of them, including Beto O’Rourke, have been huge supporters of drug reform long before it was cool to do so.

A recent report from Vox shows that O’Rourke’s earlier support for pot reform goes as far back as 2009 when he called for “an honest, open national debate on ending the prohibition of narcotics” as a member of the El Paso City Council. He was one of the driving forces behind a resolution demanding that Congress take a serious look at the legalization of drugs as a means for weakening Mexican cartel operations linked to increased violence, including a slew of murders.

“If our drug laws were different, I will absolutely guarantee you that our body count would be different,” he said.

In 2011, O’Rourke and council colleague Susie Byrd published a book called Dealing Death and Drugs: The Big Business of Dope In the U.S. and Mexico, which not only pointed out how the War on Drugs has been an absolute failure, but it also detailed their support for marijuana legalization.

“The only rational alternative to the War on Drugs is to end to the current prohibition on marijuana,” the book reads.

In the past, O’Rourke has gone up against City Council members who opposed a more progressive approach to drugs and has cosponsored nearly two dozen drug reform bills during his political career.

In fact, his work in the area of drug reform has landed him above average ratings with nation cannabis advocacy group NORML. The group even endorsed him as a candidate during his bid for Senate.

While O’ Rourke was unsuccessful in beating Senator Ted Cruz last year for a spot in the upper chamber, he is now gunning to become the next president. And if that happens, he wants to make nationwide marijuana legalization a priority. The United States “should end the federal prohibition on marijuana,” he said last week in Iowa.

It is important to point out that O’Rourke is only interested in legalizing marijuana. He said last year that “heroin and cocaine and fentanyl” should remain outlaw substances.

Pregnant Jessica Simpson Reveals Baby Bump In Nearly Naked Photo; Ariana Grande Updates Pete Davidson Tattoo

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March 19, 2019

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Ariana Grande updates Pete Davidson tattoo

Ariana Grande decided it was time for “always” to get an upgrade.

During the pop singer’s whirlwind romance with comedian Pete Davidson last year, the two got several matching tattoos, including the word “always” in the other person’s handwriting.

Now Grande has decided to add on to hers with a branch of leaves across the left side of her ribcage, which she showed in an Instagram post on Sunday.

She captioned the photo: “post run thrus, 3 am with @girlknewyork not a cover up just evolvin also, our show opens tomorrow. i love u and i’m so grateful. see u soon.”

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Pregnant Jessica Simpson Reveals Baby Bump In Nearly Naked Photo

Jessica Simpson shared a shocking photo of her massive baby bump and it looks like the singer is about to pop at any minute!

Sporting shades and a tiny bikini top several sizes too small, the pregnant star shared a photo gently placing her right hand on her growing belly and captioned the snap “Jess-tation.”

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Brad Pitt ‘isn’t thrilled’ that Angelina Jolie keeps taking the kids to movie premieres

It’s safe to say Brad Pitt isn’t planning to join his estranged wife, Angelina Jolie, and their six kids on a red carpet anytime soon.

“Brad isn’t thrilled that Angie takes the kids to movie premieres, but it’s not going to trigger any actions,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively. “Angie has always chosen to be more public with the kids than Brad has.”

The 43-year-old Maleficent: Mistress of Evil actress has stepped out with Maddox, 17, Pax, 15, Zahara, 14, Shiloh 12, and 10-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne on multiple red carpets in recent months, including at The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind premiere in New York City on February 25. Less than two weeks later, Jolie and her four youngest kids were all smiles at the premiere of Dumbo on Monday, March 11.

According to an eyewitness, the kids enjoyed “plates of assorted corn dogs and hot dogs, bags of candy, cupcakes and chili cheese fries” during the family outing.

Scarce Retail Weed Shops Mean Most Canadians Still Use Black Market Pot

Michael J. Armstrong

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March 19, 2019

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Scarce Retail Weed Shops Mean Most Canadians Still Use Black Market Pot

Squeezing out black markets is a key goal of cannabis legalization. Legalization also lets governments tax cannabis production and consumption. Canada has achieved limited progress so far toward those potentially conflicting goals. But some provinces have made good starts.

Statistics Canada says that during 2018’s fourth quarter, consumer cannabis spending totaled $1.478 billion. Unfortunately, only 21 per cent of that went toward legal cannabis: $155 million for medical and $152 million for recreational. Product shortages were mainly responsible for the small percentage.

Legal products’ market share is even lower when calculated by product volume—that is, when considering the fraction of cannabis that was legal rather than the percentage of dollars spent on legal cannabis. That’s because illegal pot’s $6.51 per gram average price was a third lower than legal products’ $9.70.

Adjusting for price indicates only 15 per cent of purchases involved legal products. But some provinces did much better.

Provincial market shares

For example, New Brunswick had 117,400 cannabis users last quarter, about 2.5 per cent of Canada’s total. That suggests its overall cannabis market was worth around $37 million quarterly.

The province had $8.5 million in legal retail sales that quarter, or 5.6 per cent of Canada’s total. Health Canada data suggest New Brunswick residents buy 2.8 per cent of the country’s medical cannabis. That’s roughly $4.4 million quarterly. So, legal cannabis purchases there totalled about $12.9 million.

Adjusting for price differences indicates medical cannabis constituted eight per cent of New Brunswick’s market. Legal recreational products captured another 15 per cent. Altogether, legal products grabbed 23 per cent of the province’s market, well above the national average.

Other provinces’ legal market shares ranged from British Columbia’s four per cent to Prince Edward Island’s 39 per cent.

Percentage of cannabis bought legally by recreational and medical users, October to December 2018. Estimated by author using government data. Michael Armstrong

Explaining sales differences

The wide variation is partly due to differing availability of cannabis shops. That’s because cannabis consumers prefer stores over online shopping.

Alberta and the Atlantic provinces offered relatively convenient shopping. They each had at least seven stores per 100,000 cannabis users.

By contrast, other provinces had fewer outlets. Ontario had none.

Pricing is another factor. Quebec’s cannabis agency charged only $7.27 per gram on average, less than elsewhere. That made its legal products more competitive with black market cannabis.

Meanwhile, P.E.I. credited good product supplies for its chart-topping recreational sales.

Medical sales also mattered. Ontario and Alberta together have 78 per cent of Canada’s registered medical cannabis clients. Their purchases boosted those two provinces’ sales.

The amount of cannabis excise and sales tax each government collected last quarter also varied widely.

Federal revenues

At the federal level, the five per cent goods and services tax would have generated $15 million from the country’s $307 million in retail sales.

Its excise tax on cannabis producers is $0.25 per gram or 2.5 per cent of wholesale value, whichever is higher. Producers sold 20.3 tonnes of medical cannabis last quarter. They also apparently shipped 42 tonnes of recreational cannabis to distributors. These numbers imply Ottawa received some $16 million of excise revenue.

So altogether, Ottawa likely got about $31 million in cannabis excise and sales taxes last quarter.

Provincial taxes

Similar calculations apply to each province. For example, New Brunswick’s excise tax is $0.75 per gram or 7.5 per cent of value. Its harmonized sales tax share is 10 per cent. Those rates imply the province received about $3.3 million in combined taxes.

Among the other provinces, estimated taxes range from P.E.I.’s $1.1 million to Ontario’s $22 million.

Excise and sales taxes on recreational and medical cannabis, October to December 2018. Estimated by author using government data. Michael Armstrong

Altogether, these federal and provincial taxes totalled around $96 million. That’s $62 million from excise taxes and $34 million from sales taxes. Put another way, recreational customers paid $59 million while medical clients paid $37 million.

Taxing medical treatments!?

That last number is controversial. Users and producers argue medical cannabis should be tax-free like regular medicines. Taxing products that help ailments like epilepsy seems unfair.

But governments worry tax exemptions could tempt recreational users. Some might seek medical prescriptions to save money.

Here’s a potential compromise: Eliminate taxes on medical purchases of only cannabis oil. Keep taxing dry (smokeable) cannabis, along with cannabis foods and drinks when they arrive.

This could work because medical and recreational users prefer different products. Last quarter, almost three-quarters of medical purchases involved oils. Conversely, dry cannabis constituted 72 per cent of recreational sales.

Exempting medical sales of cannabis oil would help most medical clients while tempting few recreational consumers. That approach would also align with provincial medical benefits covering oils but not smokeable cannabis. The federal government could include the change in this week’s budget.

Ottawa also should simplify its unwieldy excise tax structure. Producers now deal with eight different tax formulas and 13 different tax stickers. The right sticker and formula depend on shipping destinations and product values. If products get redirected, the stickers and calculations need redoing.

Finally, the federal and provincial governments should delete the combined $1 per gram minimum excise tax. Simply charging 10 per cent of value would not only make calculations easier, it would also help industry offer “value-priced” products.

That matters, because legal vendors must compete with illegal suppliers who don’t pay taxes. So not only does legal cannabis’ market share affect tax revenues, taxes in turn affect success against black markets. Governments consequently must ensure their policies support legal suppliers in that challenge.

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.

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