ArticleHealthcare policy = Politiques de sante2017
Marijuana Use and Perceptions of Risk and Harm: A Survey among Canadians in 2016.
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- Perceptions of plain packaging and health warning labels for cannabis among young adults: findings from an experimental study.BMC public health · 2018Trial
- Evaluating the use and perceptions of cannabis and vaping post-cannabis legalisation in people with cystic fibrosis and CFTR-related disorder: survey results from a large Canadian adult cystic fibrosis clinic.BMJ open respiratory research · 2025Article
- Perceptions of cannabis among adults aged 60 years and older in Canada: a qualitative study.Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice · 2025Article
- Cannabis Use and Perceptions of Cannabis Safety, Effectiveness, and Stigma amongst older Canadians: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Cannabis (Albuquerque, N.M.) · 2025Article
- Older Canadians' Perceptions of the Safety, Effectiveness and Accessibility of Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis.Drugs & aging · 2024Article
- Attitudes and Beliefs Toward Cannabis Before Recreational Legalization: A Cross-Sectional Study of Community Adults in Ontario.Cannabis and cannabinoid research · 2022Article
- Perceptions of the health risks of cannabis: estimates from national surveys in Canada and the United States, 2018-2019.Health education research · 2022Article
- Cannabis Use Among Mental Health Professionals: A Qualitative Study of Cannabis-Related Risk Perceptions.Journal of drug issues · 2021Article
- Perceptions of U.S. and Canadian Cannabis Package Warnings Among U.S. Adults.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2020Article
- Cannabis use and driving under the influence: Behaviors and attitudes by state-level legal sale of recreational cannabis.Preventive medicine · 2020Article
- Cannabis health knowledge and risk perceptions among Canadian youth and young adults.Harm reduction journal · 2020Article
- Sources of Information and Beliefs About the Health Effects of Marijuana.Journal of general internal medicine · 2020Article
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectivesTo describe marijuana use by Canadians and their perceptions of risk and harm.
designA cross-sectional, structured, online and telephone survey.
participantsA nationally representative sample of Canadians.
methodsThis survey used random probability sampling and targeted respondents based on age, sex, region and their expected response rate.
resultsOf the 20% of respondents reporting marijuana use in the past 12 months, they were more likely to be younger and male. The most common form of use was smoking, 79%. When asked about harmfulness, 42% and 41% responded that they considered marijuana more harmful than helpful to mental health and to physical health, respectively. When asked about driving under the influence, 71% responded that it was the same as alcohol.
conclusionThis research is important for health providers and policy makers seeking to maximize public health through clinical and legislative reform of non-medical use of marijuana.
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