If Marijuana Were Legalized,it Is Likely That There Would Be

question 35

Multiple Choice

If marijuana were legalized,it is likely that there would be an increase in the supply of marijuana.Advocates of marijuana legalization argue that this would significantly reduce the amount of revenue going to the criminal organizations that currently supply marijuana.These advocates believe that the

• A)supply for marijuana is elastic.
• B)demand for marijuana is elastic.
• C)supply for marijuana is inelastic.
• D)demand for marijuana is inelastic.

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Inflation Rate

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Consumer Price Index

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The GDP deflator is a measure of the level of prices of all new, domestically produced, final goods and services in an economy, used to convert nominal GDP into real GDP.

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