On January 22nd, AIMS Operations Manager Alex Whalen joined Peter Armstrong on CBC’s “On The Money” program. They discussed interprovincial trade, liquor monopolies, and the extent of government participation in the economy. Watch here:

Pot company getting into liquor store business

A major Canadian marijuana company, Aurora Cannabis, is buying a stake in an Alberta liquor store chain, but Canada is still fighting over inter-provincial liquor barriers. Alex Whalen of the Atlantic Institute for Market Studies says as pot enters the legal market, it's time to sort out these issues.

Posted by On The Money on Monday, February 5, 2018