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Health Canada says daily cannabis use hasn't changed much since legalization (www.ctvnews.ca)
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Health Canada says daily cannabis use has remained stable since it was legalized in 2018.

The federal agency released data from its annual survey on cannabis consumption Friday, showing approximately 25 per cent of respondents consumed cannabis daily, or almost daily.

Overall, males were more likely to use cannabis daily or almost daily at 26 per cent compared to females at 21 per cent.

Among teenagers, 20 per cent per cent reported daily or almost daily use in the last year, compared to 23 per cent in 2018.

Fifty-six per cent of respondents consumed cannabis three days per month or less, compared to 55 per cent in 2018.

The survey also found 72 per cent of people who reported consuming cannabis in the past 12 months bought it from a legal store or website, an increase from 37 per cent in 2019, as statistics were not available for the previous year.

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[–] [email protected] 34 points 4 months ago (3 children)

It's not like this is all that unexpected. The people who are using it legally now were almost certainly using it before it was legallised too - now they're just allowed to say they do without trouble. I doubt that many people decided to just hop on board as soon as it was legalised.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago

I know a few people who tried it for the first time after legalization, and they all said “ehh, it’s not for me”.

I imagine there was a spike right after legalization and now the curve is back to normal.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

I hoped on board because the threat of losing my job was removed.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

I doubt that many people decided to just hop on board as soon as it was legalised.

Also, for those that did hop on board its quite likely they would also had done it if canna is would have stayed illegal.