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travel and entertainment, created in cities, states and -one worry for companies.
which helps other local nationwide. State and local Increased enforcement from
businesses. The launch of all municipalities are plugging the Department of Justice
these cannabis businesses holes in their budgets with would have a significant
has sparked a real estate the marijuana tax receipts impact on future sales.
boom in spaces that were and making infrastructure
for the most part previously repairs and boosting schools.
vacant. Tourism is bringing The one caveat to all this
new travel dollars into these is that the election of Donald
states as well. Trump has cast a shadow
The report estimates that over the industry. While
for every $1 consumers spend many companies say its
at dispensaries, another $3 business as usual, Walsh said
in economic benefits are it is definitely the number
b Given the success of legalizing marijuana in the US, do you think other drugs should
be made legal? Why / Why not? Is there support for legalizing drugs in your country?
V Explain the meaning of the highlighted words and expressions in these extracts from
the article:
1 ...if the government legalized it nationally it would outsell ice cream.
2 ...the estimated total demand for marijuana, including the black market is around
$45 billion to $50 billion.
3 Walsh thought demand might wane and that the novelty would wear off, but it
hasnt.
4 The report says that the cannabis sector now employs between 165,000 and 230,000
full and part-time workers.
5 Then there is the ripple effect of all these jobs.
6 State and local municipalities are plugging holes in their budgets with the marijuana
tax receipts and making infrastructure repairs and boosting schools.
7 The one caveat to all this is that the election of Donald Trump has cast a shadow
over the industry.
8 While many companies say its business as usual, Walsh said it is definitely the
number one worry for companies.
___ make a situation seem less hopeful and more likely to end badly
___ said to mean that people will continue doing what they normally do
___ a situation in which one thing causes a series of other things to happen
___ someone who works fewer hours than the normal working week
___ an illegal traffic or trade in officially controlled or scarce commodities
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E What does the highlighted word in this extract from the article mean and what is its
origin?
The one caveat to all this is that the election of Donald Trump has cast a shadow over the
industry.
E What does the highlighted word in this extract from the article mean and what is its
origin?
caveat = a warning or caution - from Latin