One advocate says the administration costs of those promises could end up getting passed on to buyers. David Clement, North American Affairs Manager with the Consumer Choice Centre, says saddling business operators with rules about breaking down costs often leads to added expenses for the wrong people. “Consumers will ultimately end up paying for that,” […]
Toronto, ON —On February 1st, Ontario’s public consultation on alcohol policy officially closed. The Ford Government sought out feedback on how Ontario could modernize its alcohol market. Unfortunately, some entities, like The Beer Store, have actively pushed back against increased consumer access. The Beer Store’s President Ted Moroz recently argued that if the province allows for beer […]
David Clement is the North American Affairs Manager at the Consumer Choice Center. In December, the federal government released draft regulations around the production and sale of edible cannabis products and launched a consultation period for industry and the public that ends Feb. 20. Ottawa’s goal is to gather feedback that will guide it in […]
420 INTEL: David Clement, the North American affairs manager for consumer advocacy group Consumer Choice Centre, said that it’s unsurprising that prices of cannabis have risen. Clement said that in legalizing marijuana, products are now subject to both federal and provincial taxes in addition to licensing costs and numerous other fees associated with running […]
CULTURE MAGAZINE: “The taxes and fees create prices that are high out of the gate, and then a lack of competition prevents those prices from being slowly pushed down,” said David Clement, the North American affairs manager for the Consumer Choice Center. The money generated from taxes and licensing go to fund the cannabis program, and Clement […]
Das liege vor allem an den hohen Kosten, die auf legale Unternehmen zukommen. Pro Jahr lägen die Kosten, um den Bestimmungen des Cannabis Act gerecht zu werden, bei mehreren Millionen Dollar, sagte David Clement, Direktor des Consumer Choice Center, gegenüber CBC. Außerdem ließen Steuern und Gebühren die Preise in die Höhe steigen. Durch die praktisch […]
負監督全球監管政策的消費者權益組織——消費者選擇中心(Consumer Choice Centre)的北美事務經理克萊門特(David Clement)表示，大麻價格上漲很正常，有兩個主要因素推高了大麻成本：稅收和缺乏競爭。 克萊門特表示，合法就代表要繳納省稅和聯邦稅，加上生產商的許可執照費用和固定開支成本，這些費用都轉嫁給最終用戶。他說：「執行大麻法案中的規則和條例，每年就要花費5億元，政府自然要從許可執照費上獲取收入來彌補開支。」
CBC NEWS: David Clement said it’s not surprising that the price of pot has risen. The North American affairs manager for the Consumer Choice Centre, a consumer advocacy group that monitors regulatory policy around the globe, said there are two main factors pushing up cannabis costs — taxes and lack of competition. The taxes and fees create prices that […]
One consumer advocacy group criticized the government for its plan to start with just 25 stores. “The supply issues are real. That is something that consumers are dealing with, the industry is dealing with. … that doesn’t justify a lottery system and it doesn’t justify capping retailers at all,” said David Clement, manager of North […]
“The supply issues are real. That is something that consumers are dealing with, the industry is dealing with … that doesn’t justify a lottery system and it doesn’t justify capping retailers at all,” said David Clement, manager of North American affairs for the Consumer Choice Center. Clement said he will be watching the results of […]
