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Cannabis and Mental Health
Health Canada

Infographic: Practicing safe cannabis use
Canadian Consortium for Early Intervention in Psychosis

Weed Myths
Nova Scotia Early Intervention in Psychosis Program

Is there a link between marijuana use and psychiatric disorders?
National Institute on Drug Abuse

Status of Cannabis laws in Canada: What you need to know
Department of Justice, Government of Canada

Canadian

Canadian Youth Perceptions on Cannabis (2017)
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

Cannabis Policy Plan (July 2017)
CMHA National

Clearing the Smoke on Cannabis: Highlights (2016)
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

Implications of Cannabis Legalization on Youth and Young Adults
Canadian Consortium for Early Intervention in Psychosis

National Research Agenda on the Non-medical Use of Cannabis (2017)
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

Psynopsis, Issue focusing on Cannabis Legalization (Fall 2017)
The Canadian Psychology Association’s Magazine

The Effects of Cannabis Use During Adolescence (2015)
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

What Canadian Youth Think about Cannabis (2014)
Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse

Evidence Brief: Driving under the influence of cannabis- Risk factors and preventive interventions (2017)
Public Health Ontario

International

Then Health and Social Effects of Non-Medical Cannabis Use (2016)
World Health Organization

National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The health effects of cannabis and cannabinoids: The current state of evidence and recommendations for research. (2017)
Washington, DC: The National Academies Press

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