U.S. price difference between legal and illegal cannabis as of January 2016, by state

Published by Statista Research Department, Jan 28, 2020
This statistic presents the U.S. states with the biggest difference between legal dispensary and illegal street prices for an ounce of marijuana as of January 2016. California had the biggest price difference between legal and illegal marijuana with an ounce of marijuana from a legal dispensary costing 299 U.S. dollars compared to 218 dollars for illegal street bought marijuana.

Most expensive U.S. marijuana dispensary prices compared to street prices as of January 2016, by state (in U.S. dollars)

Dispensary priceStreet price
Arizona290$254$
California299$218$
Colorado223$219$
Michigan301$274$
Oregon214$191$
Washington238$210$
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Release date

January 2016

Region

United States

Survey time period

January 2016

Supplementary notes

One ounce is equal to approximately 28 grams.
Price is for midlevel marijuana.

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