According to a Canadian research that was just released in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence, beer sales have declined since the start of legalization in 2018. Researchers from Memorial University of Newfoundland’s School of Pharmacy, the University of Manitoba’s College of Pharmacy, and the University of Toronto’s Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy participated in the study.

The study, which was released on February 27, reveals a sharp decline in beer sales in Canada. The authors stated that beer sales in Canada decreased by 96 hectoliters per 100,000 people immediately following the legalization of non-medical cannabis and by 4 hectoliters per 100,000 people every month after that, for an average monthly decrease of 136 hectoliters per 100,000 people after legalization. A hectoliter is the sum of 100 litres, and is a unit of measurement that is commonly employed in relation to wine, beer, grain, and other agricultural items (1 litre equals roughly 0.26 liquid gallons).

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SOURCE: High Times
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