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Canada's Cannabis Legalization with Strict Public Health Control: Lessons for Germany?
Die kanadische Legalisierung von Cannabis unter strengen Public Health Auflagen: Lehren für Deutschland? ; 69(1):15-18, 2023.
Article in English | Academic Search Complete | ID: covidwho-2234803
ABSTRACT

Aims:

To describe the impact of the legalization of cannabis for recreational use under strict public health control in 2018 on the following

outcomes:

cannabis use and use patterns, attributable harm, economic considerations.

Methodology:

Narrative review based on government documents, surveys, and published literature.

Results:

The 12-month prevalence increased after legalization and has decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. Little change in prevalence for adolescents. Persons with daily use remained stable. No rigorous studies on changes in attributable health harm, but some indication that harm, as measured in prevalence of cannabis use disorders, treatment rate, and attributable traffic injury remained stable. No data yet available for cancer. Cannabis attributable emergency visits increased, including among children (poisoning). Cannabis-related offences decreased as biggest public health gain. Economic predictions were not realized, and there is some pressure from cannabis industry to loosen public health regulations in order to increase use.

Conclusions:

Overall, while not achieving its main objectives of more youth protection and decreases in cannabis-attributable health harm, legalization with strict public health control resulted in less cannabis-related offences and up to now did not seem to increase cannabis-attributable disease burden. (English) [ FROM AUTHOR]
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Full text: Available Collection: Databases of international organizations Database: Academic Search Complete Type of study: Observational study / Prognostic study / Reviews Language: English Journal: Die kanadische Legalisierung von Cannabis unter strengen Public Health Auflagen: Lehren für Deutschland? Year: 2023 Document Type: Article