Legal recreational cannabis could be another shot for vaping

Legal recreational cannabis could be another shot for vaping
Brent Melville
A legalised recreational cannabis industry in New Zealand, which could be worth $420 million within the next three years, will be a lucrative sideline business for the growing e-cigarette industry, New Zealand’s biggest vaping company says.  A yes vote on the Sept. 19 non-binding referendum to support the proposed Cannabis Legalisation and Control Bill will decriminalise the recreational use of cannabis by Kiwis over the age of 20, also allowing private cultivation, manufacture and sale of cannabis products in NZ. Nabhik Gupta, director o...

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