Table 1 Demographics of current medical cannabis consumers—with and without authorization

Number of participants

2941 (54.1)

2492 (45.9)

5433

Age, mean (SD)

52.3 (13.6)

46.3 (14.4)

49.5 (14.4)

Gender, N (%)

 Male

1127 (39.0%)

646 (26.3%)

1773 (33.1%)

 Female

1665 (57.6%)

1638 (66.6%)

3303 (61.7%)

 Non-binary

70 (2.4%)

142 (5.8%)

212 (4.0%)

Province/territory, N (%)

 British Columbia

295 (10.2%)

436 (17.7%)

731 (13.7%)

 Alberta

464 (16.0%)

313 (12.7%)

777 (14.5%)

 Saskatchewan

72 (2.5%)

95 (3.9%)

167 (3.1%)

 Manitoba

132 (4.6%)

147 (6.0%)

279 (5.2%)

 Ontario

1020 (35.3%)

792 (32.2%)

1812 (33.9%)

 Québec

551 (19.1%)

209 (8.5%)

760 (14.2%)

 New Brunswick

105 (3.6%)

119 (4.8%)

224 (4.2%)

 Nova Scotia

186 (6.4%)

225 (9.1%)

411 (7.7%)

 Prince Edward Island

17 (0.6%)

32 (1.3%)

49 (0.9%)

 Newfoundland

40 (1.4%)

72 (2.9%)

112 (2.1%)

 Yukon

3 (0.1%)

7 (0.3%)

10 (0.2%)

 Northwest Territories

3 (0.1%)

9 (0.4%)

12 (0.2%)

 Nunavut

4 (0.1%)

4 (0.2%)

8 (0.1%)

Ethnicity, N (%)

 Arab

8 (0.3%)

3 (0.1%)

11 (0.2%)

 Asian

14 (0.5%)

9 (0.4%)

23 (0.4%)

 Black

32 (1.1%)

13 (0.5%)

45 (0.8%)

 Indigenous

98 (3.4%)

215 (8.7%)

313 (5.9%)

 Latin American

16 (0.6%)

15 (0.6%)

31 (0.6%)

 South Asian (e.g., Indian, Pakistani)

15 (0.5%)

9 (0.4%)

24 (0.4%)

 West Asian (e.g., Iranian)

2 (0.1%)

3 (0.1%)

5 (0.1%)

 White

2404 (83.2%)

1940 (78.9%)

4344 (81.2%)

 Not listed

83 (2.9%)

55 (2.2%)

138 (2.6%)

 Mixed

150 (5.2%)

160 (6.5%)

310 (5.8%)

 Prefer not to say

67 (2.3%)

37 (1.5%)

104 (1.9%)

Education, N (%)

 No diploma or degree

108 (3.7%)

169 (6.9%)

277 (5.2%)

 High school

540 (18.7%)

657 (26.7%)

1197 (22.4%)

 Trade certificate or diploma

282 (9.8%)

232 (9.4%)

514 (9.6%)

 College

911 (31.5%)

760 (30.9%)

1671 (31.2%)

 University certificate

248 (8.6%)

159 (6.5%)

407 (7.6%)

 Undergraduate degree

510 (17.6%)

307 (12.5%)

817 (15.3%)

 Graduate degree

241 (8.3%)

125 (5.1%)

366 (6.8%)

Income, N (%)

 < $35,000

700 (24.2%)

791 (32.2%)

1491 (27.9%)

 $35,000–$50,000

437 (15.1%)

470 (19.1%)

907 (17.0%)

 $50,001–$75,000

490 (16.9%)

393 (16.0%)

883 (16.5%)

 $75,001–$100,000

410 (14.2%)

272 (11.1%)

682 (12.7%)

 $100,001–$150,000

389 (13.5%)

237 (9.6%)

626 (11.7%)

 > $150,000

192 (6.6%)

107 (4.4%)

299 (5.6%)