Last year your neighbors garden produced 7000 pounds of mari

Last year your neighbors’ garden produced 7000 pounds of marijuana illegally. They consumed 1400 pounds and sold the rest illegally. This year, marijuana has been legalized and their garden has produced 4000 pounds of marijuana. They consumed 1200 pounds and sell the rest to a local dispensary. The dispensary sells all of the 1800 pounds to consumers. For this year, this means that GDP has _______ compared to last year.

Solution

In second case:2800 pounds of marijuana is sold to consumers no 1800 pounds

And since this is sold legally so the GDP has increased since illegally sold marijuana does not contribute to GDP