Consumers in Canada spent 1.3% more on legal recreational cannabis in April compared to March, for total monthly sales worth 411.7 million Canadian dollars ($313 million).
April was one day shorter than March, so adjusted for the number of days per month, cannabis sales increased by 4.7% from March to April.
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On a year-over-year basis, cannabis sales grew 10.3% compared to April 2022, according to retail data released Wednesday by Statistics Canada.
March sales of legal adult-use cannabis were revised upward slightly to CA$406.4 million, from the previously reported figure of CA$405.5 million.
Canada’s monthly increase in consumer cannabis spending was led by the westernmost province of British Columbia, Canada’s third-most valuable marijuana market after Ontario and Alberta.
B.C. cannabis sales increased 8.7% on a month-over-month basis to CA$68.5 million.
Sales trends were mixed in the remaining nine provinces, with monthly cannabis sales and month-over-month
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