Since Canada legalized recreational cannabis use on October 17, 2018, legal consumer spending for that year amounted to approximately 100 million U.S. dollars. The total spending of adults on legal recreational cannabis is expected to increase to approximately 4.8 billion U.S. dollars by 2024.
Total legal consumer spending on recreational cannabis in Canada from 2018 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)
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BDS Analytics. (April 30, 2019). Total legal consumer spending on recreational cannabis in Canada from 2018 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108336/cannabis-legal-adult-use-spending-canada/
BDS Analytics. "Total legal consumer spending on recreational cannabis in Canada from 2018 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108336/cannabis-legal-adult-use-spending-canada/
BDS Analytics. (2019). Total legal consumer spending on recreational cannabis in Canada from 2018 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108336/cannabis-legal-adult-use-spending-canada/
BDS Analytics. "Total Legal Consumer Spending on Recreational Cannabis in Canada from 2018 to 2024 (in Billion U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108336/cannabis-legal-adult-use-spending-canada/
BDS Analytics, Total legal consumer spending on recreational cannabis in Canada from 2018 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108336/cannabis-legal-adult-use-spending-canada/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Total legal consumer spending on recreational cannabis in Canada from 2018 to 2024 (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph], BDS Analytics, April 30, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1108336/cannabis-legal-adult-use-spending-canada/