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Mar 21, 2024 · Canada's approach to cannabis shifted from prohibiting and criminalizing activities with cannabis to one grounded in regulated and controlled access to minimize the risks and harms for individuals and communities.
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Cannabis useincludes using cannabis in its dry form or when mixed or processed into another product, such as an edible, a concentrate, including hashish, a liquid, or other product.Cannabis use for non-medical purposesis defined as use for a range of non-medical reasons (such as, socially for enjoyment, pleasure, amusement or for spiritual, lifestyle and other non-medical rea...Cannabis use for medical purposesis defined as use to treat a disease/disorder or to improve symptoms associated with a disease/disorder.Canadians were asked questions about their knowledge and opinions related to cannabis. Topics included: 1. Knowledge/beliefs about harms related to cannabis 2. Access to trustworthy information 3. Exposure to health warning messages and public health messaging 4. Exposure to advertisements or promotions of cannabis 5. Accidental consumption of cann...
Canadians who reported using cannabis for non-medical purposeswere asked detailed questions about their use of cannabis. Topics included: 1. Age of initiation of cannabis use 2. Methods of consumption 3. Types of cannabis products used and frequency 4. Typical THC to CBD (cannabidiol) ratio of products 5. Typical use in terms of number of hours and...
Canadians who reported using cannabis for non-medical purposeswere asked detailed questions about where they obtained their cannabis from, and their purchasing behaviour. Topics included: 1. Sources used to obtain cannabis 2. Average amount spent each month 3. Type and frequency of cannabis products purchased or received 4. Average price per unit o...
People who used cannabis in the past 12 months for non-medical purposeswere asked about their driving habits relative to cannabis use and cannabis use in combination with alcohol or other drugs. All respondents were asked if they had ever been a passenger in a vehicle driven by someone who had consumed cannabis within 2 hours, and for their opinion...
Cannabis use for medical purposes was defined in the CCS as cannabis used to treat or improve symptoms associated with a disease/disorder. Thirteen percent (13%) of Canadians aged 16 years and older indicated that they used cannabis for medical purposes, a decrease from 14% in 2021. Provincial and territorial estimates ranged from 6% to 18%. When C...
Cannabis Data Blog: Data over the past 5 years The Cannabis Actcame into effect on October 17, 2018. Key findings on cannabis use for non-medical purposes from CCS cycles for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 are compared to examine self-reported changes since legalization and regulation.
Cannabis prevalence increased in Canada following legalization of non-medical cannabis in 2018. Prevalence stabilized between 2019 and 2020, with modest increases in 2021.
Dec 23, 2021 · The Government of Canada takes a public health approach to cannabis regulation, which includes collecting data to better understand how Canadians view and use cannabis. Today, Health Canada published the results of its 2021 Canadian Cannabis Survey (CCS).
Oct 16, 2023 · By the first half of 2023, more than 70% of the total value of cannabis consumed in Canada was from a legal (licensed medical and non-medical) source, an increase from 22% in the fourth quarter of 2018, when legalization had just begun.
Data collection commenced April 7, 2021 and ended June 28, 2021, and was conducted by Advanis. Survey findings were weighted by region, age groups, and sex at birth. The results for 2021 are based on online responses from 10,736 respondents aged 16 years and older across all provinces and territories.
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Oct 24, 2021 · What has stuck out to him so far, however, is that many of the concerns around legalized cannabis — including potential increased cases of cannabis-induced psychosis and schizophrenia, and...
