Changes in Cannabis-Attributable Hospitalizations Following Nonmedical Cannabis Legalization in Canada.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The impact of adult-use cannabis legalization and subsequent commercialization (ie, increasing store and product access) on hospitalizations in Canada is unclear.

Objectives

To examine changes in overall and subtypes of hospitalizations due to cannabis and associated factors following legalization in Canada and to compare changes between provinces.

Design, setting, and participants

This repeated cross-sectional analysis included all acute hospitalizations for individuals aged 15 to 105 years in Canada's 4 most populous provinces (Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia, population 26.9 million individuals in 2018). Data were obtained from routinely collected health administrative databases. Immediate and gradual changes in the age- and sex-standardize

SUBMITTER: Myran DT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10556968 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature