POLL: Since legalization, how much of your cannabis comes from retail stores?

It's once again 4/20 so we've turned our poll question today towards cannabis.

It's been nearly three years since legalization and we're curious if and how much that has changed your consumption.

According to a national poll, only 38 per cent of cannabis users (51 per cent of the population says they still don't use cannabis) bought all their cannabis at a licenced retail outlet and 20 per cent said none of their cannabis was purchased in a store.

From the outset, Canada has been trying to displace the black market by lowering prices and finally appears to have found its sweet spot, but clearly there's plenty of unlicenced growers still selling off the side. 

We want to hear from you how often you visit licenced retailers.


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Marshall Jones
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