The annual cost of cannabis use to Australian society is more than A$4.5 billion (£2.5bn), recent academic research has estimated.
The report, published by Curtin University’s National Drug Research Institute (NDRI), revealed that over a twelve-month period, Australia’s two million cannabis users created a significant financial burden on workplaces, healthcare provision and the criminal justice system.
The researchers believe “lost quality of life” for users and their families, including harm caused to “those living with a person dependent on cannabis”, could be costing a further £6 billion....
