Table 2 Weighted multinomial logistic regression analysis for dried flower sourced from legal sources in the past 12 months among cannabis consumers of legal age to purchase cannabis, 2019–2021 (n = 8295)

Survey year

2020 (vs. 2019)

1.56 (1.27, 1.93)

2.26 (1.84, 2.77)

2021 (vs. 2019)

2.25 (1.83, 2.76)

4.10 (3.35, 5.00)

2021 (vs. 2020)

Dried flower frequency

Frequent

3.01 (2.52, 3.60)

0.93 (0.79, 1.10)

Occasional

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Province of residence

Québec

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British Columbia

0.70 (0.53, 0.93)

0.53 (0.40, 0.68)

Prairie provinces

1.17 (0.89, 1.53)

1.08 (0.84, 1.39)

Ontario

0.82 (0.64, 1.06)

0.58 (0.45, 0.74)

Atlantic provinces

1.62 (1.20, 2.20)

1.51 (1.14, 2.01)

Age

MLA-25

4.00 (2.81, 5.70)

3.88 (2.76, 5.45)

26–35

2.74 (2.11, 3.55)

2.73 (2.13, 3.49)

36–45

1.87 (1.45, 2.42)

1.98 (1.56, 2.52)

46–55

1.39 (1.07, 1.81)

1.35 (1.06, 1.73)

56–65

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Sex at birth

Female

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Male

1.25 (1.05, 1.49)

1.14 (0.97, 1.35)

Ethnicity/Race

Mixed/Other

1.29 (1.03, 1.61)

0.95 (0.77, 1.18)

White

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Highest level of Education

Less than high school

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High school diploma

1.38 (0.99, 1.92)

1.73 (1.24, 2.42)

Some college or technical vocation

1.29 (0.95, 1.75)

1.73 (1.28, 2.35)

Bachelor’s degree or higher

1.78 (1.27, 2.51)

2.85 (2.03, 3.99)

Income adequacy

Very difficult/Difficult

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Neither easy nor difficult

0.92 (0.75, 1.14)

1.13 (0.92, 1.37)

Easy/Very easy

0.77 (0.62, 0.96)

1.06 (0.86, 1.31)

Survey device

Smartphone

1.27 (1.06, 1.53)

1.00 (0.84, 1.19)

Tablet

0.86 (0.58, 1.28)

1.07 (0.73, 1.56)

Computer

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