Résultats de la politique de légalisation du cannabis destiné à un usage non médical au Canada : bilan au bout de cinq ans

Fischer et al. évaluent cinq années de régulation du cannabis, notamment en ce qui concerne la réduction des contacts avec le système judiciaire pénal et la stabilité de la prévalence chez les jeunes, ainsi que les tendances en matière de visites aux urgences et de conduite en état d'ébriété. Pour en savoir plus, en anglais, veuillez lire les informations ci-dessous.

Five years after policy implementation, available evidence suggests that outcomes related to health — such as the prevalence of cannabis use, cannabis-related emergency department visits and admissions to hospital and cannabis-impaired driving — have mostly increased or remained steady.

Substantial reductions in criminal arrests and charges related to cannabis use — and related stigma and other personal burdens — among both adults and youth should be noted as related positive social justice and possibly indirect public health outcomes.

Continued measurement of key health and social outcomes, as well as robust ways to integrate diverse data when evaluating policy outcomes, are needed to inform evidence-based adjustments to regulatory parameters that will more effectively serve the declared public health objectives of cannabis legalization in Canada.