This statistic illustrates the average amount spent on non-medical cannabis in a typical month by people who have used cannabis in the past 12 months in Canada in 2018, broken down by age group. Respondents aged 16 to 19 on average spent 68.65 Canadian dollars on cannabis in one month, whilst respondents aged 20 to 24 on average spent 73.42 Canadian dollars on cannabis in one month.
Average monthly expenditure on non-medical cannabis in Canada in 2018, by age group
(in Canadian dollars)
* Cannabis use for non-medical purposes is defined as use for a range of non-medical reasons (e.g., socially for enjoyment, pleasure, amusement or for spiritual, lifestyle and other non-medical reasons). Cannabis use includes using cannabis in its dry form or when mixed or processed into another product, such as an edible, a concentrate, including hashish, a liquid, or other product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, canada.ca, May 15 to July 9, 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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