POT: The Cost of Getting High is Getting Higher

Statistics Canada says the average cost of a gram of dried cannabis has gone up by more than 17 per cent since legalization, with consumers in New Brunswick and Manitoba seeing the biggest sticker shock.

Statistics Canada says the highest average post-legalization price per gram was in the Northwest Territories at roughly $14.45 per gram compared with the lowest price of $6.75 per gram in Quebec.

CNN's award-winning chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta, a chief neurosurgeon, puts medical marijuana under the microscope. All three (3) of CNN's current "Weed" documentaries compiled into one video.

Effects Of Marijuana On Brain And Body.

Marijuana or cannabis is psychoactive, meaning it’ll screw your mind if you take too much in excess and don’t exercise moderation. You’ve got to get the “high” right and this means self-discipline.

Long-term weed use is a lot more dangerous than it is fun. Ask doctors and they’ll tell you the same thing. A lot of medical studies show the long-term effects on the brain and body make marijuana dangerous to a lot of people.

Based on their latest quarterly numbers, the two biggest cannabis companies by revenue are Canada’s Canopy Growth Corp. and Aurora Cannabis Inc. The next four operate in the U.S., and American companies now make up six of the top 10.

In addition, most of those U.S.-focused firms generated higher gross margins than their Canadian counterparts in the most recent quarter, according to Bloomberg data. Among the top 10 companies by market value, the split is now 50-50.

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