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Canada legalized recreational cannabis more than two years ago, but the passage of time has not translated into the anticipated lower use among young people, notes an evaluation of study data involving 100,000-plus youths.
“High prevalence of youth cannabis use in this sample remains a concern,” notes the pre-proof study recently published online in
Preventive Medicine Reports, an open access companion journal to
Preventive Medicine. “These data suggest that the
Cannabis Act has not yet led to the reduction in youth cannabis use envisioned in its public health approach,” write authors from Ontario and Quebec.
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