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Canadian Research Data Centre Network

National Cannabis Survey

2018 - 2020

Subjects

Health

Overview

Summary

The main objective of the National Cannabis Survey is to better understand the frequency of cannabis usage in Canada and to monitor changes in behaviour as a result of the planned legalization of cannabis for non-medical use.

Available Cycles

Years Name
2018,2019,2020 National Cannabis Survey

Documentation

Publication Note

All publications (e.g. scientific articles, reports, dissertations, theses) and presentations based on a dataset available in the RDCs should include an acknowledgement of the support provided by granting councils (SSHRC, CIHR, CFI), Statistics Canada and host university. See a sample

Related Publications

Cristiano, Nick, Hathaway, Andrew, Cullen, Greggory, Wrathall, Meghan, and Walters, David (2022).

High time for the development of gendered interventions to prevent young people driving after cannabis use: evidence from Canada’s National Cannabis Survey

Drugs: Education, Prevention and Policy , 10-Jan

Nguyen, Hai V. and Mital, Shweta (2022).

Changes in Youth Cannabis Use After an Increase in Cannabis Minimum Legal Age in Quebec, Canada

JAMA network open , e2217648

Hathaway, A.D., Cullen, G., and Walters, D. (2021).

How well is cannabis legalization curtailing the illegal market? A multi-wave analysis of Canada's National Cannabis Survey.

Journal of Canadian Studies , 307-336

Vahid Ashoorion, Behnam Sadeghirad, Harman S. Sandhu, and Jason W. Busse (2022).

Factors associated with initiating Cannabis use after legalization in Canada: a cross-sectional study

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research

Kyle Robbins (2019).

The impacts of cannabis legalization on the Canadian economy

Russell C. Callaghan, Marcos Sanches, Claire Benny, Tim Stockwell, Adam Sherk, and Stephen J. Kish (2019).

Who consumes most of the cannabis in Canada? Profiles of cannabis consumption by quantity

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Harman S. Sandhu, Laura N. Anderson, and Jason W. Busse (2019).

Characteristics of Canadians likely to try or increase cannabis use following legalization for nonmedical purposes: A cross-sectional study

CMAJ Open , E399-E404

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