The Netherlands is richer than thought – thanks to the marijuana industry
Many more illegal weed growers remain below the police radar than previously assumed
Dutch News (Netherlands)
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Illegal cannabis cultivation in the Netherlands is far larger than previously thought, Statistics Netherlands said in a revision of old economic figures. According to the stats office, many more illegal weed growers remain below the police radar than previously assumed. In 2015 the stats office assumed that 40 percent of illegal cannabis cultivators were caught by the police. But new information from the National Police indicate that its more realistic to assume that around 20 percent of weed growers are caught. This also means that the money in the illegal weed sector is higher than previously thought.
