Media Coverage
Below are links to media coverage of Professor Sen’s research relating to marijuana prices and markets and op-eds;
“Without easy retail access to cannabis, the black market will thrive”, with Rosalie Wyonch, published by the Globe and Mail and available here
“The main high from Canada’s cannabis legalisation is financial”, published by the Economist and available here
“Don’t delete your dealer’s number yet — legal cannabis shortage looms”, available here
Guest on Cross-Country Check Up CBC Radio, “Are you ready for legal marijuana?”,Available here
“Canada is facing a shortage of legal cannabis, study finds”, published by Bloomberg News and available here
“Legal cannabis supply to meet 30 to 60 per cent of demand: C.D. Howe report”, published by the Financial Post and available here
“Canada is facing a shortage of legal pot as Oct. 17 looms”, published by the Financial Post and available here
“Marijuana Legalization: Economic Implications”, public lecture sponsored by McGill University and available here
Guest on Ontario Today with Rita Celli, “Reversing course on pot sales”, available here
“Federal pot report still leaves a lot of haze in the air”, commentary published by the Financial Post and available here
“Ottawa, provinces must not let marijuana tax debate overshadow policy priorities”, with Rosalie Wyonch, published by the Globe and Mail and available here
“Ontario’s pot plan an ‘extremely disappointing strategy’ Waterloo economist says”, available here
“Pot shortfall will keep black market alive in first year of legalization: C.D. Howe”, Available here
“Ontario makes a hash of marijuana retail distribution”, with Rosalie Wyonch, published by the Globe and Mail and available here
Guest on Cross-Country Check Up CBC Radio, “Do you think the government’s marijuana proposals will restrict youth access and end the black market?”, Available here
“Why the cannabis tax will only be one small part of government windfall: Don Pittis”, Available here