The legalization of cannabis not only does it guarantee people a safe product to consume, but it is also among the most effective maneuvers to cut crime's finances.
To highlight it this time is the Canadian Cannabis Survey: the annual survey carried out by Health Canada, which recorded both consumption habits and people's preferred purchasing sources.
In particular, from the 2024 edition it transpires that smoking it is still the most used method of consumption, even if the percentage has dropped since the beginning of legalization. Passing from 89% of consumers in 2018 at 69%.
Second place is occupied by edible, with the 57% of people prefer "eating" cannabis to smoking it. A marked increase compared to 43% in 2018.
The bronze medal instead goes to vaporization. Appreciated by 37% of consumers for its enormous benefits, both in economic and health terms.
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Canada: how the black market for cannabis has declined
In the first half of 2024, well 72% of people who participated in the survey confirmed that they obtained their cannabis from one legal source. Almost double, compared to 37% in 2019.
And if the 15% stated that he recovered the cannabis from one social source like a friend or family member, alone 3% stated that he had acquired the cannabis from illegal sources.
Which add up to 2% of people who obtained cannabis from a store located in a community of First Nations: Canadian indigenous peoples who are neither Inuit nor Métis.
Shops that typically operate outside the scope of provincial licensing regimes
For a total of approximately the 5% of cannabis purchases from non-legal sources.
Legal cannabis in Canada: a billion-dollar market
In the 2021-2022 fiscal year, the Canadian government collected 1.5 billion Canadian dollars (more than 1 billion euros) between taxes and fiscal revenues deriving from legal cannabis. With a 46% increase compared to the previous year.
This is confirmed Statistics Canada: the Canadian federal agency that periodically carries out statistical studies in the country.
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