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Organigram Global Releases Landmark Report: Legal Cannabis Added $16B to Canada's GDP in 2024
New analysis shows cannabis as a national growth engine, aligning with Prime Minister Carney ...
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[{"type":"text","content":"Organigram Global Releases Landmark Report: Legal Cannabis Added $16B to Canada’s GDP in 2024\n\n\n .bwalignc { text-align: center; list-style-position: inside }\n.bwuline { text-decoration: underline }\n \n\n\n\n\n\n New analysis shows cannabis as a national growth engine, aligning with Prime Minister Carney’s One Canadian Economy vision.\n \n\n\n\n\n\n Organigram Global Inc.\n \n (NASDAQ: OGI) (TSX: OGI)\n \n , Canada’s largest cannabis company by market share, today released\n \n\n \"High Impact, Green Growth: The Economic Footprint of Canada's Cannabis Industry\n \n\n\n ,\"\n \n a national report done in partnership with the Business Data Lab at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce. The report, which examined figures for 2024, underscores the legal cannabis sector’s role as a major driver of jobs, economic growth, and innovation, highlighting why it should be included as a pillar of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s\n \n One Canadian Economy\n \n vision.\n \n\n This press release features multimedia. View the full release here:\n \n https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250902906425/en/\n \n\n\n\n\n\n The report shows that in 2024 Canada’s legal cannabis industry contributed more than\n \n $16 billion to national GDP\n \n , generating\n \n nearly $29 billion in total economic output\n \n . To put its economic weight in perspective, cannabis's direct GDP contribution of $8.4 billion in 2024 exceeds that of forestry and logging ($3.4 billion), breweries ($2.6 billion), and wineries and distilleries ($975 million)\n \n 1\n \n . The sector also supported\n \n over 227,000 jobs across the country\n \n , including\n \n 168,000 direct jobs in cultivation and retail\n \n , alongside\n \n 59,000 in supply, logistics and professional services\n \n . These contributions extend coast-to-coast, demonstrating cannabis’s place as one of Canada’s most significant homegrown industries.\n \n\n “The legal cannabis sector is a high-value industry that is already delivering what the Prime Minister’s\n \n One Canadian Economy\n \n vision calls for: a nationally integrated, high-value industry that’s built in Canada, employing Canadians, and competing globally,” stated Beena Goldenberg, CEO of Organigram Global. “With bold national leadership, we can secure Canada...