Table 10 
Main factors considered when deciding to purchase cannabis, among people reporting cannabis use in past three months by gender, 15 years and older, Canada, first half of 2019 

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Main factors considered when deciding to purchase cannabis, among people reporting cannabis use in past three months by gender, 15 years and older, Canada, first half of 2019
Thousands – People% – PeopleLower limit (%) – 95% confidence interval2Upper limit (%) – 95% confidence interval2
Males        
Quality and safety 2,316.1 74.0 69.6 78.0
Lowest price 1,359.5 43.5 38.8 48.2
Accessible when I want 1,118.0 35.7 31.0 40.7
Location 1,055.0 33.7 29.4 38.3
Sell preferred THC and/or CBD potencies or formulations 973.1 31.1 26.7 35.9
Able to purchase online 545.0 17.4 14.1 21.3
Sales support 342.2 10.91 8.1 14.7
Anonymity or discretion 597.1 19.11 15.1 23.8
Free shipping (online purchases) 392.5 12.5 9.6 16.3
Fast delivery 464.2 14.8 11.5 18.9
Sell preferred strain 621.1 19.91 16.1 24.2
Sell products not available in licensed stores or websites 330.2 10.6 7.9 14.0
Other 187.6 6.0E 4.2 8.4
Females        
Quality and safety 1,458.3 78.5 73.5 82.8
Lowest price 747.0 40.2 34.7 45.9
Accessible when I want 608.2 32.7 27.7 38.2
Location 506.7 27.3 22.7 32.4
Sell preferred THC and/or CBD potencies or formulations 586.7 31.6 26.7 36.9
Able to purchase online 342.3 18.4 14.4 23.2
Sales support 410.0 22.1 17.4 27.6
Anonymity or discretion 215.6 11.6 8.7 15.3
Free shipping (online purchases) 256.7 13.8 10.4 18.2
Fast delivery 230.6 12.4 9.0 16.8
Sell preferred strain 212.7 11.4E 8.2 15.8
Sell products not available in licensed stores or websites 151.6 8.2E 5.2 12.6
Other 96.2 5.2E 3.3 8.1
Total        
Quality and safety 3,806.3 75.7 72.4 78.8
Lowest price 2,117.6 42.1 38.5 45.8
Accessible when I want 1,732.0 34.5 31.0 38.1
Location 1,580.9 31.5 28.2 35.0
Sell preferred THC and/or CBD potencies or formulations 1,573.9 31.3 28.1 34.8
Able to purchase online 897.0 17.8 15.3 20.7
Sales support 765.7 15.2 12.6 18.3
Anonymity or discretion 814.1 16.2 13.5 19.4
Free shipping (online purchases) 658.9 13.1 10.7 15.9
Fast delivery 704.5 14.0 11.5 16.9
Sell preferred strain 835.2 16.6 13.9 19.7
Sell products not available in licensed stores or websites 481.8 9.6 7.5 12.2
Other 284.2 5.7 4.3 7.5
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use with caution
Note(s):
  • Because cannabis consumers could select more than one source, the sum of the categories does not add to 100%.
  • Definition: Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD).
  • Data for the first half of 2019 represent combined data from the first and second quarters of 2019.
Source(s):
National Cannabis Survey (5262).

Table note 1

Significantly different from corresponding estimate for females.

Table note 2

Confidence intervals are used to express the precision of the estimate.
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