‘ Under the new legislation , it ’ ll be legal for cannabis users to grow up to four plants per household ’ to surge when July 2018 rolls around .

If producers can meet demand , there ’ s a chance that recreational cannabis use could hurt sales of alcohol . You only have to look to the US to see signs of this . Recent reports show domestic beer sales fell in Colorado , Washington and Oregon after cannabis was legalised , with sales of Coors Light and Bud Light dipping as much as 4.4 %. The beer market , which is worth about $ 9.2bn , is anticipated to take a $ 70mn hit from in the

24 September 2017