Greens' cannabis plan could net billions

A young man shares a marijuana cigarette during a celebration of Cannabis International Day in Mexico City,

Source: AAP

A Parliamentary Budget Office ((PBO)) costing of the Greens' proposal to legalise recreational cannabis says the move could raise almost $2 billion a year. The costing suggests legalising the drug would raise about $3.6 billion over the next four years.



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