Summarizes six research papers on various public safety aspects of cannabis legalization, which were presented at the Public Safety and Cannabis: Taking Stock of Knowledge Since Legalization symposium in January 2022. This report highlights accumulated data and knowledge of the impacts of the Cannabis Act on public safety.

• Presentation 1: Analysis of drivers of the illicit cannabis market p.3
• Presentation 2: Online illicit trade in Canada: three years after the legalization of recreational herbal cannabis p.5
• Presentation 3: Cannabis-impaired driving
• Presentation 4: What’s changed? cannabis legalization and youth contact with the criminal justice system p.10
• Presentation 5: Canada’s legalization of cannabis, 2018: a consideration of the impacts on law enforcement p.12
• Presentation 6: Knowledge synthesis on changes in organized crime groups’ operations since cannabis legalization in Canada p.13