What province has bought the most weed since it was legalized in Canada?

People in Atlantic Canada are buying far more legal cannabis per capita than Canadians elsewhere in the country, Statistics Canada figures show.

The national statistics agency released province-by-province sales numbers for the first six weeks of legalization up to December 1.

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The numbers reveal dramatic differences between provinces. Prince Edward Island tops the list, with residents on average spending $13.83 each on legal pot in six weeks. Nova Scotia came second, at $11.34.

Newfoundland and Labrador and New Brunswick came third and fourth, respectively.

All four Atlantic provinces were well-prepared for legalization and are now reaping the benefits, says cannabis industry expert Deepak Anand.

In the rest of the country, Albertans spent $4.53, Ontarians spent $1.54, Quebecers spent $2.53 and British Columbians just 69 cents.

B.C. is a special case because of its well-established and widely tolerated grey-market dispensaries, Anand says.

“There hasn’t been this aggressive enforcement on existing dispensaries to shut down, though the province has hinted many times that that’s coming.

Provinces that had well-developed retail systems open on October 17 brought in much more revenue. Anand says this is because many consumers want in-person advice, and want to be able to see — and smell — the product before they buy.

Wednesday, P.E.I.’s finance department said that cannabis sales to the end of the year came to $3,509,913, which comes to $23.09 for every islander.

Original Article – Global News