Cannabis Legalization and cannabis-Related Hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada

doi:10.1177/07067437221114785

. 2023 Jan;68(1):67-70.

doi: 10.1177/07067437221114785. Epub 2022 Jul 27.

Cannabis Legalization and cannabis-Related Hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada

Chungah Kim¹, Antony Chum^{1

2

3}, Andrew Nielsen^{1

2}, Frank MacMaster^{4

5}, Katherine Rittenbach^{4

6}, Sara Allin³, Patricia O'Campo^{2

3}, Maritt Kirst⁷, Hayley Hamilton^{8

9}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Applied Health Sciences, 7497Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
² Unity Health Toronto, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ 274071University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, 2129University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, 2129University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁶ 3146Alberta Health Services, Strategic Clinical Networks, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
⁷ Department of Psychology, 8431Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
⁸ 7978Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁹ Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 35892283
PMCID: PMC9720479
DOI: 10.1177/07067437221114785

Cannabis Legalization and cannabis-Related Hospitalizations in Ontario, Canada

Chungah Kim et al. Can J Psychiatry. 2023 Jan.

. 2023 Jan;68(1):67-70.

doi: 10.1177/07067437221114785. Epub 2022 Jul 27.

Authors

Chungah Kim¹, Antony Chum^{1

2

3}, Andrew Nielsen^{1

2}, Frank MacMaster^{4

5}, Katherine Rittenbach^{4

6}, Sara Allin³, Patricia O'Campo^{2

3}, Maritt Kirst⁷, Hayley Hamilton^{8

9}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Applied Health Sciences, 7497Brock University, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.
² Unity Health Toronto, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ 274071University of Toronto, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Department of Psychiatry, 2129University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁵ Department of Pediatrics, 2129University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
⁶ 3146Alberta Health Services, Strategic Clinical Networks, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
⁷ Department of Psychology, 8431Wilfrid Laurier University, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
⁸ 7978Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
⁹ Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Campbell Family Mental Health Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

PMID: 35892283
PMCID: PMC9720479
DOI: 10.1177/07067437221114785

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Keywords: Ontario; acute care; addictions; cannabinoids; cannabis use disorders; health services research; healthcare utilization.

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The author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article.

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[1] Auger N, Luu TM, Ayoub A, et al. Cannabis-related hospitalizations among youth in Canada before and after Cannabis legalization. J Addict Med. 2021;15(3):245-247. - PubMed

[2] Auger N, Luu TM, Ayoub A, et al. Cannabis-related hospitalizations among youth in Canada before and after Cannabis legalization. J Addict Med. 2021;15(3):245-247. - PubMed

[3] Myran DT, Pugliese M, Tanuseputro P, et al. The association between recreational cannabis legalization, commercialization and cannabis-attributable emergency department visits in ontario, Canada: an interrupted time–series analysis. Addiction. 2022;7(3):E454-E461. - PubMed

[4] Myran DT, Pugliese M, Tanuseputro P, et al. The association between recreational cannabis legalization, commercialization and cannabis-attributable emergency department visits in ontario, Canada: an interrupted time–series analysis. Addiction. 2022;7(3):E454-E461. - PubMed

[5] Yeung MEM, Weaver CG, Janz K, et al. Clearing the air: a study of cannabis-related presentations to urban alberta emergency departments following legalization. Can J Emerg Med. 2020;22(6):776-783. - PubMed

[6] Yeung MEM, Weaver CG, Janz K, et al. Clearing the air: a study of cannabis-related presentations to urban alberta emergency departments following legalization. Can J Emerg Med. 2020;22(6):776-783. - PubMed

[7] Canadian Substance Use Costs and Harms Scientific Working Group. Canadian Substance use costs and Harms (2007–2014). Ottawa, ON: Canadian Center on Substance Use and Addiction. 2018. https://www.ccsa.ca/sites/default/files/2019-04/CSUCH-Canadian-Substance... (2018, accessed February 17, 2020).

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[9] Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. Policy and Regulations (Cannabis). https://www.ccsa.ca/policy-and-regulations-cannabis (accessed April 11, 2022).

[10] Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction. Policy and Regulations (Cannabis). https://www.ccsa.ca/policy-and-regulations-cannabis (accessed April 11, 2022).

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