Recreational weed sales in Canada enjoyed a significant boost in May — up 14 per cent — according to data from Statistics Canada.

“Sales improved to $85 million in May, up from $74 million in April and $60 million in March,” Marijuana Business Daily reports. British Columbia recorded the biggest sales growth in May with a 37 per cent increase thanks to improved access via the opening of a number of new dispensaries.

The increase is hardly surprising, considering the level of popularity cannabis enjoys on the West Coast. Nearly a quarter of B.C. residents over the age of 15 reported consuming the drug in 2017, as per the recent United Nations World Drug Report.

The province of Quebec also saw a significant spike in May cannabis sales, thanks to allowing provincially-run SQDC stores to operate seven days a week — up from the previous four days a week that ostensibly allowed it to maintain stock during chronic product shortages. The province raked in $17 million in May, a 25 per cent uptick from the previous month.

Despite the increase, the SQDC recently posted nearly $5 million dollar loss in its first fiscal year, and recent labour disputes also pose a looming threat to the retailer’s profitability.

The Maritime provinces — Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick — yielded the least amount of growth in the month of May.