National Cannabis Survey, 4th quarter 2018
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National Cannabis Survey, 4th quarter 2018
National Cannabis Survey, 4th quarter 2018
Statistics Canada is conducting the National Cannabis Survey, every three months throughout 2018 and into 2019. These data are about Canadians, 15 and older, and reflect their cannabis use and related behaviours in the past three months.
Geography | Percentage of Canadians 15 years and older who have consumed cannabis in the past three months |
---|---|
National | 15% |
Yukon | Data not available |
Northwest Territories | Data not available |
Nunavut | Data not available |
British Columbia | 15% |
Alberta | 16% |
Saskatchewan | 16% |
Manitoba | 15% |
Ontario | 15% |
Quebec | 14% |
New Brunswick | 19% |
Nova Scotia | 22% |
Prince Edward Island | 18% |
Newfoundland and Labrador | 19% |
Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|
Former – One time | 9% |
Former – More than one time | 22% |
Current – Once or Twice | 5% |
Current – Monthly | 1% |
Current – Weekly | 4% |
Current – Daily or almost daily | 5% |
Never | 55% |
Consideration | Percentage |
---|---|
Quality and safety (e.g. free from mold) | 76% |
Lowest price | 38% |
Accessible when I want (e.g. open evenings or weekends) | 33% |
Location (e.g. close to home) | 28% |
Sell preferred THC or CBD potencies or formulationsFootnote 1 | 28% |
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Non-medical and medical
- 1 in 2 cannabis users used cannabis for non-medical reasons only
- 1 in 4 cannabis users used cannabis for medical reasons only (with or without a medical document)
- 3 in 10 cannabis users used for both medical and non-medical reasons
Smoked | Vaped or consumed in food or drink | Other | |
---|---|---|---|
Non-medical | 83% | 16% | n/a |
Medical with a medical document | 37% | n/a | 43% |
Medical without a medical document | 58% | 14% | 19% |
Both medical and non-medical | 73% | 25% | n/a |
Due to data suppression, some bars do not add to 100%. |
For more information, please check out the Daily article: National Cannabis Survey, fourth quarter 2018
Also visit: Cannabis in Canada. Get the facts.
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