Cost and convenience was the leading reason why cannabis users continue to buy cannabis from the black market in Canada as of March 2019. Having a trusted source was also stated as a reason by 47 percent of survey respondents.
Reasons why cannabis users continue to buy cannabis from the black market in Canada as of March 2019
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Strategy Online. (July 22, 2019). Reasons why cannabis users continue to buy cannabis from the black market in Canada as of March 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031788/reason-for-using-black-market-cannabis-users-canada/
Strategy Online. "Reasons why cannabis users continue to buy cannabis from the black market in Canada as of March 2019." Chart. July 22, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031788/reason-for-using-black-market-cannabis-users-canada/
Strategy Online. (2019). Reasons why cannabis users continue to buy cannabis from the black market in Canada as of March 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031788/reason-for-using-black-market-cannabis-users-canada/
Strategy Online. "Reasons Why Cannabis Users Continue to Buy Cannabis from The Black Market in Canada as of March 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031788/reason-for-using-black-market-cannabis-users-canada/
Strategy Online, Reasons why cannabis users continue to buy cannabis from the black market in Canada as of March 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031788/reason-for-using-black-market-cannabis-users-canada/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Reasons why cannabis users continue to buy cannabis from the black market in Canada as of March 2019 [Graph], Strategy Online, July 22, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1031788/reason-for-using-black-market-cannabis-users-canada/