Cannabis hospitalisations up 49% in a decade, new study shows
More people are ending up in hospital after using cannabis than a decade ago, and psychosis rates are rising. Here’s what can explain the rise.
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Cannabis education should aim to normalize — not prevent — safe and legal use
If the goal of cannabis legalization was to protect public health and safety, education and awareness campaigns must normalize safe cannabis use, not stop cannabis consumption.
Cannabis‑impaired driving: Here’s what we know about the risks of weed behind the wheel
Cannabis use doubles the risk of a fatal or serious-injury car crash, but some people believe it’s safer than alcohol-impaired driving. Here’s what you need to know about cannabis behind the wheel.
Legalizing cannabis led to increased cannabis poisonings in Canadian children. It could get a whole lot worse.
Health repercussions — including large increases in child cannabis poisonings — must outweigh industry calls to roll back cannabis regulations in the federal review of the impact of legalization.
Now that cannabis is legal, let’s use it to tackle the opioid crisis
Cannabis legalization in Canada is a public health strategy. Let’s harness this opportunity to understand how cannabis could fit into a multi-faceted opioid prevention and response strategy.
3 years after legalization, we have shockingly little information about how it changed cannabis use and health harms
The government’s advice to cannabis users is to start low and go slow. Given the potential harms of a rapidly expanding retail market, it should heed its own advice and move slowly on regulatory changes.
Cannabis can have serious health effects that Canadians may not be aware of, like nonstop vomiting and heart issues
Potential long-term, serious consequences of cannabis use include severe cyclical vomiting and a form of cardiomyopathy sometimes called ‘broken heart syndrome.’
Canada’s medical cannabis system changed but didn’t disappear after recreational legalization
After Canada legalized recreational cannabis in 2018, many patients left the medical cannabis system. But those who remained used it more actively.
Tourism is the missing piece of Canada’s cannabis legalization puzzle
Canada is in a position to be a global leader in setting an international precedent for socially responsible and informed policy for cannabis.
Cannabis in Canada: Debunking myths about the real impacts of legalization
There were concerns about changes that cannabis legalization might bring. But some trends that were already underway beforehand mostly carried on afterward.
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