Legalizing Youth-Friendly Cannabis Edibles and Extracts and Adolescent Cannabis Use.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

A year after dried cannabis was legalized across Canada in October 2018, Canadian provinces except Quebec legalized sales of cannabis edibles and extracts, including youth-friendly edibles such as cannabis chocolates, candies, and desserts and cannabis vaping products. Little is known about the association of this legalization with adolescent cannabis use.

Objective

To investigate changes in adolescent cannabis use and cannabis harm perceptions associated with the legalization of youth-friendly cannabis edibles and extracts in Canada.

Design, setting, and participants

This serial cross-sectional study analyzed data from students in grades 7 to 11 who participated in the nationally representative Canadian Student Tobacco Alcohol and Drugs Surveys in 2018 to

SUBMITTER: Mital S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12008758 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature