Home cultivation across Canadian provinces after cannabis legalization.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Little research exists on home cultivation in Canada after non-medical cannabis legalization in 2018. The aims of the study were to: (1) estimate the percentage of home cultivation before and after legalization; (2) estimate the quantity and expenditure of cannabis plants; and (3) examine the association between provincial policies and home cultivation after legalization.

Methods

Repeat cross-sectional survey data come from Canadian respondents in the International Cannabis Policy Study in 2018, 2019, and 2020. Respondents aged 16-65 were recruited through online commercial panels. Home cultivation rates were estimated among all respondents in 2019 and 2020 (n = 26,304) and among a sub-sample of past 12-month cannabis consumers in 2018-2020 (n = 12,493). Weighted multiv

SUBMITTER: Wadsworth E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9006643 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature