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.

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

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

doi: 10.1177/07067437221114785. Epub 2022 Jul 27.

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}

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.

No abstract available

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

Conflict of interest statement

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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