* 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). Cannabis use includes using cannabis in its dry form or when mixed or processed into another product, such as an edible, a concentrate, including hashish, a liquid, or other product.
Adapted from Statistics Canada, canada.ca, May 15 to July 9, 2018. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
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Canadian average monthly expenditure on cannabis by gender 2018
This statistic illustrates the average amount spent in a typical month on non-medical cannabis by users of cannabis in the past 12 months in Canada in 2018, broken down by gender. Females on average spent **** Canadian dollars on cannabis in a typical month, whilst men on average spent Canadian dollars on cannabis in one month.
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Government of Canada. (August 27, 2018). Average monthly expenditure on non-medical cannabis in Canada in 2018, by gender (in Canadian dollars)* [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 30, 2026, from /statistics/813234/average-monthly-spend-on-recreational-cannabis-in-a-month-canada/
Government of Canada. "Average monthly expenditure on non-medical cannabis in Canada in 2018, by gender (in Canadian dollars)*." Chart. August 27, 2018. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 30, 2026. /statistics/813234/average-monthly-spend-on-recreational-cannabis-in-a-month-canada/
Government of Canada. (2018). Average monthly expenditure on non-medical cannabis in Canada in 2018, by gender (in Canadian dollars)*. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 30, 2026. /statistics/813234/average-monthly-spend-on-recreational-cannabis-in-a-month-canada/
Government of Canada. "Average Monthly Expenditure on Non-medical Cannabis in Canada in 2018, by Gender (in Canadian Dollars)*." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 27 Aug 2018, /statistics/813234/average-monthly-spend-on-recreational-cannabis-in-a-month-canada/
Government of Canada, Average monthly expenditure on non-medical cannabis in Canada in 2018, by gender (in Canadian dollars)* ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/813234/average-monthly-spend-on-recreational-cannabis-in-a-month-canada/ (last visited July 30, 2026)
Average monthly expenditure on non-medical cannabis in Canada in 2018, by gender (in Canadian dollars)* [Graph], Government of Canada, August 27, 2018. [Online]. Available: /statistics/813234/average-monthly-spend-on-recreational-cannabis-in-a-month-canada/
