Health Reports
A Canadian peer-reviewed journal of population health and health services research
April 2021
Looking back from 2020, how cannabis use and related behaviours changed in Canada
As of October 17, 2018, Canada became the second country in the world to legalize the production, distribution, sale, and non-medical use of cannabis for adults. This followed the legalization of cannabis for medical purposes about two decades earlier. During the first year after non-medical cannabis was legalized in Canada, change was minimal, including generally modest increases in consumption and no increases in self-reported use before driving. In addition, more consumers reported having obtained cannabis from legal sources. This coincided with large increases in legal retail sales, as well as volumes sold.
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Association of frailty and pre-frailty with increased risk of mortality among older Canadians
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