The price of pot has jumped since recreational use was legalized — and that, along with patchy supply issues, has kept many customers relying on unlicensed suppliers. Since then, only half of the purchases recorded in the study were from legal suppliers — suggesting the other half came from unlicensed dispensaries or dealers. Customers line up at one of Vancouver's first legal cannabis stores on Saturday. "I would venture to guess that any producer, depending on where they operate, is less than impressed because of the rollout [after legalization]," Olaru told Stephen Quinn, host of CBC's The Early Edition. The average price for dried cannabis from a legal supplier was $9.70 per gram, compared to $6.51 per gram from illegal suppliers.

Source: CBC News January 10, 2019 21:45 UTC