OTTAWA – Public Safety Canada commissioned a study to help understand the cost of illegal cannabis. It found:
— The price of illegal pot remained relatively stable between 2011 and 2015, dropping an average of one cent a month.
— During these years the average price paid on the black market was $7.69 per gram for high-quality pot, $7.14 for medium-quality and $7.26 for low-quality.
— On average medical cannabis cost nearly $2 per gram more than illicit pot.
(Source: Public Safety Canada notes released through the Access to Information Act)
