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Canada |
Market Overview
7 drug products listed.
According to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, $2.3 Billion worth of drugs (based on estimated street value) was seized in 2006.1
Canada Black Market Country Page
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Market Value:
$2.3 Billion |
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Source: "Canada now a major producer of ecstasy: RCMP," CTV.ca, December 17, 2007, http://tinyurl.com/2ptev8 (accessed: December 18, 2007).
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Drug Prices in Canada (in US Dollars)
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Product
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Wholesale Price
(in kilograms unless noted)
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Retail Street Price
(in grams unless noted)
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Users Percentage
(of age 15-64 unless noted)
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| Cocaine |
32,258.1
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64.5
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2.3
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| Crack Cocaine |
25,806.5
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121.0
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| Ecstasy |
40,322.6
(per thousand tablets)
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8.1
(per tablet)
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1.1
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| Heroin No.3 |
764,516.1
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201.6
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0.3
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| Heroin No. 4 |
76,612.9
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282.3
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0.3
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| Marijuana |
3,225.8
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8.1
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16.8
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| Methamphetamines |
11,290.3
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74.7
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0.8
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| Source: UN, 2007 World Drug Report 2 |
Sources:
1. "Canada now a major producer of ecstasy: RCMP," CTV.ca, December 17, 2007, http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20071217/rcmp_drugs_071217/20071217?hub=CTVNewsAt11 (accessed: December 18, 2007).
2. Drug Prices: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, "2007 World Drug Report," June 2007, pg. 223-240, http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/world_drug_report.html .
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