What statistics say about pot use in Canada 5 years after legalization

Tuesday marks five years since Canada moved to legalize cannabis. The Cannabis Act legalized recreational use and sales on October 17, 2018. Since then, new research from Statistics Canada suggests the number of people using recreational cannabis has grown slightly, as has the number of cannabis-related emergency room visits. CANADIAN CANNABIS USE According to Statistics Canada, one in five Canadians over the age of 15 reported using cannabis in 2020, up six per cent from before it was legalized