Cannabis prohibition harms Canada's youth

MM Elrod - CMAJ, 2017 - Can Med Assoc
The federal government is legally regulating cannabis, in part because of concerns over the
health risks associated with its use, not despite them. 1 After almost a century of criminal …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabis legislation fails to protect Canada's youth

D Kelsall - CMAJ, 2017 - Can Med Assoc
With tabling of Bill C-45, the federal government has moved one step closer to fulfilling its
election promise to legalize the use of cannabis in Canada, despite concerns over the many …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabis use, legalization and youth health

B Fischer, J Rehm - CMAJ, 2017 - Can Med Assoc
In a recent editorial in CMAJ, Dr. Kelsall states that cannabis use harms the developing
brain and brings other key health risks to youth (ie, those aged less than 25 years), and thus …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabis legalization in Canada: how might 'strict'regulation impact youth?

TM Watson, PG Erickson - Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Canada is on course to become, in October 2018, the second country in the world, after
Uruguay, to federally legalize cannabis for recreational use. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's …

[PDF][PDF] Cannabis in Canada: What the upcoming legalization of one of Canada's most popular drugs means for young people

BR Paul - UBC Medical Journal, 2018 - researchgate.net
12. Sevy S, Robinson DG, Napolitano B, Patel RC, Gunduz-Bruce H, Miller R, et al. Are
cannabis use disorders associated with an earlier age at onset of psychosis? A study in first …

[HTML][HTML] Youth cannabis use and Legalization in Canada–Reconsidering the fears, myths and facts three years in

RJ Haines-Saah, B Fischer - Journal of the Canadian Academy of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Canada legalized and regulated non-medical cannabis in October 2018, and in the lead up
to this policy change much debate was generated around the Federal Government's stated …

Canada's youth up in smoke: The decriminalization of cannabis

JY Frappier, E Goldberg, A Lynk, D Sacks… - Paediatrics & Child …, 2003 - academic.oup.com
The Government of Canada's proposed reforms on cannabis laws suggests that alternative
penalties for youth possessing small amounts of cannabis would include a fine and a …

[HTML][HTML] Minimizing the adverse public health effects of cannabis legalization

W Hall - CMAJ, 2018 - Can Med Assoc
Governments also have to decide how to regulate the production, processing and sale of
cannabis products. Most of the US states that have legalized cannabis have adopted a …

Cannabis Policy and Regulation to Protect and Promote Health and Safety

BPH Emerson - 2017 - policycommons.net
Cannabis Policy and Regulation to Protect and Promote Health and Safety Cannabis Policy
and Regulation to Protect and Promote Health and Safety The Health Officers Council of …

The impact of cannabis legalization on schools in Canada and the United States

W Smale, C Russo, M Sarjeant - Education & Law Journal, 2019 - search.proquest.com
This article examines key issues related to the impact of cannabis legislation on schools in
Canada and the United States. The regulation and public policy challenges of cannabis use …