Self-Reported Cannabis Prices and Expenditures From Legal and Illegal Sources Five Years After Legalisation of Non-Medical Cannabis in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The price of cannabis has important implications for many outcomes discussed in legalisation debates. This paper reports on legal and illegal prices of different cannabis products.

Methods

National surveys were conducted in 2022 and 2023 among Canadians aged 16-65 years as part of the International Cannabis Policy Study. Self-reported price, purchase quantity and legal versus illegal source of the'last' cannabis purchased was examined from 2686 respondents who used cannabis in the past 12 months for nine cannabis product types.

Results

On average, consumers report that 78% of all their cannabis came from legal sources in the past year. Differences in the self-reported price paid between legal and illegal purchases varied by product type. Price per unit wa

SUBMITTER: Rundle S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12405826 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature