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Impaired driving and legalization of recreational cannabis

Sarah B. Windle, Crystal Sequeira, Kristian B. Filion, Brett D. Thombs, Pauline Reynier, Roland Grad, Carolyn Ells and Mark J. Eisenberg
CMAJ April 06, 2021 193 (14) E481-E485; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.191032
Sarah B. Windle
Lady Davis Institute (Windle, Sequeira, Filion, Thombs, Reynier, Grad, Ells, Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (Windle, Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Department of Medicine (Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Departments of Psychiatry, of Psychology, and of Educational and Counselling Psychology (Thombs), McGill University; Department of Family Medicine (Grad, Ells), McGill University; Biomedical Ethics Unit, Division of Experimental Medicine, and Department of Social Sciences of Medicine (Ells), McGill University; Division of Cardiology (Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que.
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Crystal Sequeira
Lady Davis Institute (Windle, Sequeira, Filion, Thombs, Reynier, Grad, Ells, Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (Windle, Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Department of Medicine (Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Departments of Psychiatry, of Psychology, and of Educational and Counselling Psychology (Thombs), McGill University; Department of Family Medicine (Grad, Ells), McGill University; Biomedical Ethics Unit, Division of Experimental Medicine, and Department of Social Sciences of Medicine (Ells), McGill University; Division of Cardiology (Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que.
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Kristian B. Filion
Lady Davis Institute (Windle, Sequeira, Filion, Thombs, Reynier, Grad, Ells, Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (Windle, Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Department of Medicine (Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Departments of Psychiatry, of Psychology, and of Educational and Counselling Psychology (Thombs), McGill University; Department of Family Medicine (Grad, Ells), McGill University; Biomedical Ethics Unit, Division of Experimental Medicine, and Department of Social Sciences of Medicine (Ells), McGill University; Division of Cardiology (Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que.
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Brett D. Thombs
Lady Davis Institute (Windle, Sequeira, Filion, Thombs, Reynier, Grad, Ells, Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (Windle, Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Department of Medicine (Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Departments of Psychiatry, of Psychology, and of Educational and Counselling Psychology (Thombs), McGill University; Department of Family Medicine (Grad, Ells), McGill University; Biomedical Ethics Unit, Division of Experimental Medicine, and Department of Social Sciences of Medicine (Ells), McGill University; Division of Cardiology (Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que.
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Pauline Reynier
Lady Davis Institute (Windle, Sequeira, Filion, Thombs, Reynier, Grad, Ells, Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (Windle, Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Department of Medicine (Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Departments of Psychiatry, of Psychology, and of Educational and Counselling Psychology (Thombs), McGill University; Department of Family Medicine (Grad, Ells), McGill University; Biomedical Ethics Unit, Division of Experimental Medicine, and Department of Social Sciences of Medicine (Ells), McGill University; Division of Cardiology (Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que.
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Roland Grad
Lady Davis Institute (Windle, Sequeira, Filion, Thombs, Reynier, Grad, Ells, Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (Windle, Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Department of Medicine (Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Departments of Psychiatry, of Psychology, and of Educational and Counselling Psychology (Thombs), McGill University; Department of Family Medicine (Grad, Ells), McGill University; Biomedical Ethics Unit, Division of Experimental Medicine, and Department of Social Sciences of Medicine (Ells), McGill University; Division of Cardiology (Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que.
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Carolyn Ells
Lady Davis Institute (Windle, Sequeira, Filion, Thombs, Reynier, Grad, Ells, Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (Windle, Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Department of Medicine (Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Departments of Psychiatry, of Psychology, and of Educational and Counselling Psychology (Thombs), McGill University; Department of Family Medicine (Grad, Ells), McGill University; Biomedical Ethics Unit, Division of Experimental Medicine, and Department of Social Sciences of Medicine (Ells), McGill University; Division of Cardiology (Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que.
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Mark J. Eisenberg
Lady Davis Institute (Windle, Sequeira, Filion, Thombs, Reynier, Grad, Ells, Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital; Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Occupational Health (Windle, Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Department of Medicine (Filion, Thombs, Eisenberg), McGill University; Departments of Psychiatry, of Psychology, and of Educational and Counselling Psychology (Thombs), McGill University; Department of Family Medicine (Grad, Ells), McGill University; Biomedical Ethics Unit, Division of Experimental Medicine, and Department of Social Sciences of Medicine (Ells), McGill University; Division of Cardiology (Eisenberg), Jewish General Hospital, Montréal, Que.
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