BC legal cannabis sales over six times higher than last year

Aug 24 2020, 10:14 pm

New data is showing that regulated cannabis sales in BC are up compared to this time last year — way up.

In data released by Statistics Canada, $29,393,000 was spent in the province on cannabis in June 2020. While certainly more than a few dime bags, when measured to the total from the same month the year before, it’s a significant gain.

In June 2019, beautiful British Columbia sold $4,230,000, according to the data. When compared against each other, this is a 6.94 times increase.

When ranked against other provinces, BC came in fourth, after Ontario ($48,852,000), Alberta ($46,707,000), and Quebec ($39,992,000).

What also may have helped keep Cannabis sales afloat was the declaration during the pandemic of cannabis retail as an essential service.

ā€œEssential services are those daily services essential to preserving life, health, public safety and basic societal functioning,ā€ the province said in a release. ā€œThey are the services British Columbians rely on in their daily lives.ā€

Overall, June 2020 saw $201,061,000 of regulated cannabis sold across Canada.

These figures, of course, do not account for the unregulated or legacy cannabis industry. In 2019, StatsCan reports thatĀ 66.6% of Canadians bought the devil’s lettuce from a legacy source as opposed to a regulated one.

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