Methods most used to consume marijuana and cannabis in Canada 2021 vs 2022

Published by Jan Conway, Dec 16, 2024
This statistic shows the methods most commonly used to consume marijuana or cannabis by Canadians comparing survey results from 2021 and 2022. Between these two years, the largest changes in the consumption method was reported for smoking and ingesting cannabis oil.

Methods most commonly used to consume marijuana and cannabis in Canada in 2021 and 2022

Characteristic20212022
Smoking 74% 70%
Eating in food 52% 52%
Vapourizing using a vape pen/e-cigarette 28% 31%
Ingesting cannabis oil 22% 18%
Drinking it 16% 16%
Vapourizing using a vapourizer 10% 10%
Applying to skin 9% 7%
Dabbing 6% 6%
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Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Share of respondents70%70%52%52%31%31%18%18%16%16%10%10%7%7%6%6%74%74%52%52%28%28%22%22%16%16%10%10%9%9%6%6%20212022SmokingEating in foodVapourizing using a vape pen/e-cigaretteIngesting cannabis oilDrinking itVapourizing using a vapourizerApplying to skinDabbing
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Release date

December 2022

Region

Canada

Survey time period

2021 and 2022

Number of respondents

around 10,000

Age group

16 years and older

Special properties

reported using cannabis in the past 12 months

Method of interview

Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI)

Supplementary notes

Adapted from Statistics Canada, canada.ca, 2021 and 2022. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.

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