Canada's marijuana legalization puts public health and safety at risk. We need to listen to experts to protect our kids, roads and communities.
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Toronto's Medical Officer of Health @epdevilla wants to ban candy-flavoured #cannabis #edibles like gummy bears, lollipops and fruity #vaping products cbc.ca/listen/shows/metro-mo… via @metromorning @mattgallowaycbc
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1/ Advocates keep claiming cannabis doesn't kill anyone. This statement is false. First, cannabis can kill directly by causing heart attacks. CDC data reveals hundreds of deaths annually where cannabis and no other drug is listed as a secondary cause of death by poisoning...
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We’re thrilled to announce that CCSA’s Talking Pot with #Youth team is hitting the road! Our cannabis experts are #TalkingPot with RCMP, provincial police, public health, school boards and more! Learn about the guide and download your copy here: bit.ly/2yVKPzh #cannabis
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New reports shows that marijuana use is linked to higher instances of depression and suicide and show that Colorado youth are increasingly at risk to exposure to the drug. SAM Senior Policy Advisor @LukeNiforatos joined @KOAA to talk about these studies. bit.ly/2GJC0hQ
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High potency marijuana lollipop is believed to have triggered one man's heart attack:
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New data from the National #Cannabis Survey! About 4.6 million people nationally, or 15% of Canadians aged 15 years or older, reported using #cannabis in the fourth quarter of 2018. For more info: ow.ly/NYVY30nCcPP
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Data show that #cannabis is one of the most frequently detected drugs in fatally injured in drivers worldwide. Learn more about the #druggeddriving problem in our Drug Impaired Driving Learning Centre: druggeddriving.tirf.ca/modul…
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Many politicians pushing for marijuana legalization make big promises about potential tax revenue. Check out our one-pager on the reality of these revenues: learnaboutsam.org/wp-content…
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Think marijuana use is harmless? Think again. A message from the victims of marijuana use.
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It’s not too late for @fordnation to abandon his failed privatization scheme. Over 50 municipalities have banned private cannabis retailers - a clear sign that the people of Ontario trust the #LCBO to handle cannabis sales more responsibly #CanLab #OnPoli
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The great @bencareynyt (full disclosure - we co-bylined pieces) looks at the science - nytimes.com/2019/01/17/healt…. His takeaway: "In short: Regularly using the new, high-potency cannabis may indeed be a risk for young people who are related to someone with a psychotic condition."
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This gentleman - arrested repeatedly on marijuana-related charges in the year before (allegedly) stabbing a woman to death last week and then hiding, naked, in his garage - also missed the memo that cannabis doesn't cause psychosis or violence. duboiscountyherald.com/b/det….
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"She smoked marijuana, she had smoked it for 10 years since she was a teenager... She smoked marijuana but said it helped with her condition." Until she killed her 7-year-old. essexlive.news/news/live-roc…
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But let's ignore the horrific statistics on child fatalities where the perpetrators used cannabis and tell parents that consuming a psychoactive intoxicant will make them better caregivers: google.com/amp/s/www.nydaily…
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I can't remember the last time a group of advocates for a smoked product screamed so loudly that correlation didn't prove causation. Can anyone help?
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2/ What is very striking is that the papers where a rate ratio is calculated generally show that marijuana is as or more likely to be associated with violence as alcohol. Given that alcohol is known to cause violence, that fact alone calls for a reconsideration.
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Just reading the responses to my @NewYorker piece on the unknowns about marijuana. I’m puzzled why pot advocates would be hostile to the idea of learning more about the consequences of their habit. Haven’t we been through this w the climate deniers?
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While Health Canada remained silent & eventually misled the public on the reasons, Manitoba suspends pot producer's sales amid recall. | CBC News cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/…
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Manitoba seizing products from Winnipeg-based #cannabis producer @BonifyCanada over contamination concerns /via @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/cannabis… via @globeandmail