Consumers in Manitoba have been hit with major price hikes since recreational marijuana use was legalized last fall.

Statistics Canada reports the average cost of a gram of dried cannabis shot up 17.3 per cent nation-wide, which is about $8.04 since legalization. In Manitoba, it went up 27.7 per cent.

New Brunswick saw an even bigger prices jump of 30.5 per cent.

The agency is basing its conclusions on price quotes gathered on its crowdsourcing application and is urging caution when interpreting the self-submitted data.