The implementation and public health impacts of cannabis legalization in Canada: a systematic review.

Wayne Denis Hall Daniel StjepanovićDanielle DawsonJanni K Y Leung

Published in: Addiction (Abingdon, England) (2023)

Legalization of cannabis in Canada appears to have reduced cannabis arrests and increased access to a variety of more potent cannabis products at lower prices. Since 2019, recent cannabis use in Canada has modestly increased among adults but not among adolescents. There is evidence of increased acute adverse effects of cannabis among adults and children.

Keyphrases

public health
healthcare
primary care
young adults
emergency department
intensive care unit
cardiac arrest
quality improvement
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
adverse drug