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Never been to Canada, but the taxes appear to be a % of sales price, not a per-gram basis: https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/forms-publications/p

• ksaj 7y ago
  The taxes are on the dollar cost, and at least in Ontario, hidden in the price tag (as it is with alcohol, lottery tickets and gasoline). But it is a major part of the price, and everything to do with how upon legalization, it immediately became more expensive than buying illegally. This is despite assurances that the pricing would make it more competitive, and remove the incentive to street purchases. They decided early on that it should be round or about $10/g. People who voted for this didn't seem to pay attention to the fact that sure, a dime bag might cost $10, but the price of a half-quarter, quarter, half, or ounce gets progressively cheaper per gram. So now we easily spend about $280 for an ounce of blah, when on the street you can get $210 for something that'll blow your mind. Mostly in Canada, only people getting medical marijuana and on disability (compassionate pricing) get prices that are on par with street value.