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Canada is in a position to be a global leader in setting an international precedent for socially responsible and informed policy for cannabis.
Scholars weigh in on the known and unknown about marijuana and its incarnations.
While the pandemic was often blamed for 2020-2021’s strong recreational cannabis sales growth, the boost in sales was more likely due to existing trends, added stores and new products.
Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Oregon all experienced big increases in both deposits and lending shortly after legalizing marijuana for recreational use.
In the first published survey of users of the hemp-derived compound, respondents highlight some important therapeutic effects.
The recent review found that both high and low frequency cannabis users were six times more likely to develop schizophrenia.
Cannabis labelling is often misleading. Labelling cannabis products with quantities of key compounds will help consumers make informed decisions.
More licensed store openings led to larger legal sales growth but little extra increase in Canadian cannabis user numbers.
In their quest to feel high and relax, college students who use marijuana may be setting themselves back, research consistently shows.
Non-intoxicating cannabis products are safe and well tolerated by those who use them, so why not lower the clinical threshold for their manufacture and sale?
As many as 33 American states and several European countries are looking to legalize recreational cannabis. Canada’s experience has lessons for them about how best to sell cannabis.
Accidental ingestion of drugs can have detrimental effects on dogs’ health. Education and awareness can help protect pets from consuming opioids and cannabis products.
In the wake of debate about cannabis, performance-enhancing drugs and the Olympic Games, athlete-driven doping legislation is the way forward.
Legalising marijuana in Nigeria should start with what science is required and what scientific capability the country has.
Mexico would not fully legalize cannabis; its new regulation plan makes recreational use legal. However modest, that would be a symbolic milestone for a country immersed in a long, deadly drug war.
Growing weed indoors is not an environmentally friendly process. Climate controls create a lot of greenhouse gas emissions, and where the pot is produced has a huge influence on emission levels.
If the goal of cannabis legalization was to protect public health and safety, education and awareness campaigns must normalize safe cannabis use, not stop cannabis consumption.
Weed, though far less dangerous than many other drugs, is not entirely without risk. Some 59% of people treating pain with medical cannabis experience moderate to severe withdrawal symptoms
Health Canada should revise its cannabis regulations to let producers differentiate themselves from competitors and explain their products to consumers.
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Associate Professor, Operations Research, Brock University
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Honorary Fellow, Department of Health Sciences, University of York
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Professor of Psychology, Texas State University
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Professor of Population Health, The University of Queensland
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Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Wayne State University
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Lecturer, RMIT University
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Research Assistant Professor, University of Michigan
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Addiction Medicine Specialist & Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Department of Psychology & Psychiatry, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Law, Concordia University School of Law
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Professor in Criminology, Loughborough University
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Associate professor of community health sciences, University of Calgary
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Emeritus Professor, The National Centre for Youth Substance Use Research, The University of Queensland
