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.
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.
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.
Back in 1968 they had an “anonymous” poll in my school asking about cannabis and alcohol use… The results of the poll in my class showed that about 14% had tried cannabis… This was a shock to me as I had personally used cannabis with every person in that room including the teacher… Canada still claims that about 14% of the country use cannabis… I am fairly certain that the true figure would be at least 50% since the 60s and probably a bit higher after legalization… I do know a few people my age who have taken it up since it became legal…
“Daily or almost daily” is extremely frequent, given how tolerance works. If you’re using that often, it is problematic and indicates you need to make some changes. It works and feels way better if you take frequent breaks, anyways.
