The difference between the price of legal and illegal cannabis is increasing, according to data released Thursday by Statistics Canada.
Canada-wide, the average price of legal cannabis jumped to $10.30 per gram in the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to $9.69 a year earlier. Illegal cannabis decreased in the same time period from $6.44 per gram to $5.73.
Cannabis was legalized for recreational use in October 2018, although edibles are only now showing up on store shelves.
In B.C., legal pot cost $9.32 per gram when bought legally, and just $5.95 when bought illicitly.
Quebec had the cheapest legal cannabis at $7.88 per gram while New Brunswick had the most expensive at $11.36.
New Brunswick also had the cheapest illegal pot at $4.90 per gram while Ontario had the most expensive illegal supply at $6.03 per gram.
Statistics Canada found that men were much more likely to buy illegal cannabis, with 41.1 per cent of their cannabis coming from illicit sources, compared to 25.4 per cent purchased legally. For women, only 15.9 per cent was purchased illegally.
Canada-wide, the average price of legal cannabis jumped to $10.30 per gram in the fourth quarter of 2019, compared to $9.69 a year earlier. Illegal cannabis decreased in the same time period from $6.44 per gram to $5.73.
Cannabis was legalized for recreational use in October 2018, although edibles are only now showing up on store shelves.
In B.C., legal pot cost $9.32 per gram when bought legally, and just $5.95 when bought illicitly.
Quebec had the cheapest legal cannabis at $7.88 per gram while New Brunswick had the most expensive at $11.36.
New Brunswick also had the cheapest illegal pot at $4.90 per gram while Ontario had the most expensive illegal supply at $6.03 per gram.
Statistics Canada found that men were much more likely to buy illegal cannabis, with 41.1 per cent of their cannabis coming from illicit sources, compared to 25.4 per cent purchased legally. For women, only 15.9 per cent was purchased illegally.
