Some 18 percent of Canadian respondents, who had used cannabis for non-medical purposes in the past year, stated that they use the drug daily during a survey in 2019. The majority of respondents, 35 percent, claimed to use recreational cannabis less than one day per month.
Frequency of using cannabis for recreational purposes among past 12 month users in Canada in 2019*
survey questioned respondents who had used cannabis for non-medical purposes in the past 12 months
Method of interview
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*Among survey respondents who had used cannabis for non-medical purposes in the past 12 months.
Cannabis use for non-medical purposes is defined as use for a range of non-medical reasons (e.g., socially for enjoyment, pleasure, amusement or for spiritual, lifestyle and other non-medical reasons).
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Government of Canada. (September 27, 2017). Frequency of using cannabis for recreational purposes among past 12 month users in Canada in 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 27, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/815372/frequency-of-recreational-marijuana-use-canada/
Government of Canada. "Frequency of using cannabis for recreational purposes among past 12 month users in Canada in 2019*." Chart. September 27, 2017. Statista. Accessed February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815372/frequency-of-recreational-marijuana-use-canada/
Government of Canada. (2017). Frequency of using cannabis for recreational purposes among past 12 month users in Canada in 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 27, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/815372/frequency-of-recreational-marijuana-use-canada/
Government of Canada. "Frequency of Using Cannabis for Recreational Purposes among past 12 Month Users in Canada in 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Sep 2017, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815372/frequency-of-recreational-marijuana-use-canada/
Government of Canada, Frequency of using cannabis for recreational purposes among past 12 month users in Canada in 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/815372/frequency-of-recreational-marijuana-use-canada/ (last visited February 27, 2020)
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