That's because over 90 per cent of those sales were in the black market — or, as Statistics Canada describes it, in non-medical consumption. The black market wins because the black market can do things that the legal market can't do," he said. But by following the lead of some U.S. states, the legal market could surpass the black market, says one cannabis market researcher. Arcview estimates that black market sales accounted for about 15 per cent of total pot sales in the U.S. last year. Washington's black market amounts for 50 per cent of sales, while it's down to less than 20 per cent in Colorado.

Source: CBC News January 26, 2018 04:41 UTC