Bloomberg via Getty Images A grower inspects a cannabis plant at a craft grow operation outside of Nelson, B.C., Thurs. Nov. 8, 2018. Statistics Canada says that the average price of a legal gram of recreational pot last year was nearly 50 per cent higher than the illicit market price.

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says that the average price of a legal gram of recreational pot last year was $9.70, nearly 50 per cent higher than the illicit market price of $6.51.

The agency says it received 385 price quotes deemed plausible using the StatsCannabis crowdsourcing application between Oct. 17, when adult-use pot became legal in Canada, and Dec. 31.

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