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Clinical Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC September 2019
... for adults age 19 and older to smoke products of the Cannabis sativa plant for recreational purposes.[ 1 ] Before ... age 15 to 24 and 13% of people 25 and older were using cannabis.[ 2 ] This amounted to 4.6 million Canadians who reported consuming products of the cannabis plant, which include marijuana and hashish.[ 2 ] In ...
News March 2019
Up to one-third of pregnant women do not believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus, according to a review by ... from their health care providers about the risks of cannabis as an indication that the drug is safe to use during ... on women’s perspectives on the health aspects of cannabis use during pregnancy and postpartum, and whether ...
Premise / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC December 2019
... The trend to acceptance of these drugs is now about where cannabis was 10 years ago, but things change faster now. ...
Letters / BY: Ian L. Mitchell, MD, FRCP April 2019
... these differing strain names. Recent chemical analysis of cannabis strains from Washington State argues against ... in CBD and THC between these strains.[ 1 ] Other cannabis scientists are in agreement that these terms are ... use: “There are biochemically distinct strains of Cannabis, but the sativa/indica distinction as commonly ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Emma Cumming, MSc January/February 2018
... 20 April, thousands of Canadians celebrate or advocate cannabis use by attending public events or consuming cannabis in private. Cannabis-themed celebrations on this date, known as 4/20, ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD October 2018
... the chef’s tasting menu.” “Can I interest you in the cannabis pairing to heighten your meal experience?” On 17 ... discovered that the legislative framework for nonmedicinal cannabis use is outlined in the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act. The Liquor Distribution ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP December 2018
... of the Cambie lawsuit, further experience with legalized cannabis, and team-based care initiatives all unfolding. ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD September 2017
... legalization of marijuana will I now have to inhale cannabis? As an upside, maybe I will mellow out and not rant ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Michelle Murti, MD, FRCPC October 2017
In Canada, the federal government’s proposed Cannabis Act aims to create a “strict legal framework for ... the production, distribution, sale, and possession of cannabis across Canada.”[ 1 ] One area of concern is the ... that regulations on the production, sale, and use of cannabis edibles will not be part of the initial laws. The ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Jay Slater, MD January/February 2017
... though the latter may be limited by side effects.[ 4 ] Cannabis may also play a role, though there is scant evidence ...