Home > How has non-medical cannabis legalization served the health and welfare of under-age (adolescent) youth in Canada?

Fischer, Benedikt and Jutras-Aswad, Didier and Robinson, Tessa (2024) How has non-medical cannabis legalization served the health and welfare of under-age (adolescent) youth in Canada? The Lancet Regional Health - Americas, 35, 100773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lana.2024.100773.

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Comment. Cannabis is the most commonly used non-legal drug, especially among young people. In 2018, Canada implemented the legalization of non-medical cannabis use and supply for adults. This policy reform was framed by multiple primary objectives, which included improved public health, public safety and youth protection, specifically pledging to “keep cannabis out of the hands of youth”. Under the formal legalization umbrella (‘Cannabis Act’), cannabis may be legally accessed and used by adults ages 19-and-up in most provinces (with Alberta [18 years] and Quebec [21 years] for exceptions). While extensive youth cannabis prevention and education campaigns have been launched, underage youth may be criminally charged for possession of small (>5 g) of dried cannabis or equivalents....


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