Six years after Canada legalized marijuana sales nationwide, a new government report shows that daily or near-daily use rates by both adults and youth have held steady. Meanwhile, the vast majority of consumers now say they obtain cannabis legally, with only 3 percent of respondents reporting purchasing from illicit sources.
By comparison, in 2019—a year after shops opened—16 percent reported buying marijuana from an illegal source.
Health Canada, the country’s national health agency, announced the results of its 2024 Canadian Cannabis Survey on Friday. The polling was conducted from April into early July of this year and included responses from 11,666 people ages 16 and older across all of the nation’s provinces and territories.
Published annually since 2017, the survey is aimed at helping officials “better understand where support is needed the most” and informing Health Canada initiatives meant to “educate and raise awareness around the use of cannabis,” a press release says.
Seventy-two percent of those polled in the new survey said they now purchase marijuana from legal stores or online retailers—up from 37 percent in 2019.
Usual source of cannabis among people who consumed cannabis in the past 12 months, 2018 to 2024 / Health Canada
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