‘The kids are alright’: reflections on two years of legal cannabis in Canada

The percentage may be too high for some, but the predicted escalation in the number of young people indulging in cannabis use as a result of legalization has not materialized.

Recreational cannabis sales have grown across the country, no doubt to the delight of provincial treasuries, particularly after early, and embarrassing losses in some provinces.Pexels photograph by Erik Mclean

Opinion

BY MICHAEL BOUDREAU, SARAH HAMILL

October 28, 2020

“Reefer madness” has not overtaken Canada. Two years into the legal regime of cannabis and statistics indicate that marijuana use has not skyrocketed. Nationally, cannabis use amongst Canadians 15 years and older increased by two per cent (between 2018 and 2019), with six provinces reporting no ...

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