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Podcast: The Frankie Boyer Show
Episode: Cannabis A to Z - Dr. Robin Goldstein and Professor Daniel Sumner: "CAN LEGAL WEED WIN?: The Blunt Realities of Cannabis Economics"
Description: According to economists, Dr. Robin Goldstein and Professor Daniel Sumner (full bios below), legal weed presents an economic conundrum—while nearly 40% of Americans can walk into a store today purchase weed legally, why do many still buy it illegallyBOOK: In their timely new book, CAN LEGAL WEED WIN?: The Blunt Realities of Cannabis Economics (UC Press; June 14, 2022), Goldstein and Sumner draw on a wealth of economic data and their experience working with industry and cannabis regulators to explain why many weed businesses and some aspects of legalization fail to measure up, while others occasionally get it right.