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Cyprian M. Mostert, Assistant Professor, Global Health Economics & Lead Mental Health Economist, Brain & Mind Institute, Aga Khan University

Cannabis corporates should be taxed to fund mental health programmes

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Mental health is the state of mental well-being that contributes to individual and population health. This state of mental well-being sustains national output and labour force productivity. But governments around the world haven’t been investing resources into addressing mental ill-health. This is despite acknowledging that economics and mental health are intertwined.

It’s documented that cannabis consumption erodes mental well-being. It has adverse effects on school, work, and social life. The consumption of cannabis has also been linked to increases in domestic violence.

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