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Canadians are paying just under $7 a gram for marijuana, on average, according to new data crowdsourced by Statistics Canada.

Between Jan. 25 and Feb. 28, StatCan received 17,139 voluntary reports, submitted online, on how much people paid for cannabis. The data, released Friday, found the national average price for a gram of cannabis was $6.83, although price ranged widely depending on location, quantity purchased and use.

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Cannabis was reportedly cheapest in Quebec, coming in at $5.88 a gram on average. It was most expensive in the Northwest Territories, where people reported paying an average of $11.46 a gram. In most other provinces, people paid slightly more than the national average, mostly in the $7 range. Only in Quebec and New Brunswick were cannabis users paying less than the national average.

Of the major cities, Torontonians reported paying the most, at $7.94 a gram. The average price in Montreal was $6.24, while in Vancouver and Calgary people were paying $7.62 and $7.09 respectively.