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Canada’s Lower Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (2017)
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
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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