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Joan Bryden, The Canadian Press
Published Tuesday, June 5, 2018 6:37AM EDT


  OTTAWA -- Canadians who currently use cannabis expect to buy nearly two-thirds of their pot from legal retailers once recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada, a new survey suggests.
  Moreover, respondents to the survey say they expect to buy cannabis more often and are prepared to pay more for the legal product, generating up to $4.34 billion in total sales next year.
  The findings were drawn from an online survey of 1,500 Canadians, conducted by Asking Canadians from March 6-20.

  Overall, the survey suggests 63 per cent of respondents expect to move from illegal suppliers to legal retailers. That includes 47 per cent of frequent users and 69 per cent of periodic users.

  "Legalization alone won't persuade most current cannabis consumers to completely abandon their existing suppliers," the report says. "But our research suggests the right mix of quality, price and safety could just do the trick."


  According to the survey, frequent users expect to make 22 per cent more purchases of cannabis under the legalized regime, although they expect to spend about the same each month as they do now -- just less than $100.
However, respondents who are currently infrequent users expect their purchases to rise by 121 per cent, with their total spending increasing by almost 70 per cent to roughly $28 every three months.

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Two days away from the Senate vote! BTW if the conservatives had the votes to kill the bill they would have by now.