cannabis - THC and/or CBD

The Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub will have a virtual presentation at next week's Innovations in the Science of Cannabis conference, hosted by the Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research.

OPA is pleased to present their 2021 conference in a virtual format. Attendees will have access to two great keynotes, 12 amazing sessions, networking opportunities and an exhibit hall. Session topics include Cannabis for Pain, Pharmacogenomics and Mental Health,  and more.

Register at www.OPAConference.com

Based at Canada’s largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital, the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub connects service providers and other stakeholders across multiple sectors with each other and with relevant, actionable evidence on cannabis use. Knowledge products developed by the Hub include fact sheets, evidence summaries, webinars, videos, practice-to-policy dialogues and more. This webinar, hosted by the US-based Drug Policy Alliance, will feature the Hub as an innovative model for cannabis knowledge dissemination.

As the eighth event of our “Ask the Expert” series, we will be having a live panel with Fernanda Perez-Gay Juarez, Violaine Panasci, Stanislas Elvira-Martin, Coco Wang and Laura Bernal to discuss International Perspectives on Cannabis - co-hosted by our friends at VoxCann.

2021-2022 TEACH EDUCATIONAL ROUNDS Presents:

Webinar Title: Treating the Complex Interplay of Anxiety, Cannabis and Tobacco
Date: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 (12 PM – 1 PM ET)
Presented by: Stephanie Kersta MSc, RP & Carolyn Plater MSW, RSW
Registration Link: https://is.gd/AprilTERLA1

The Ontario Cannabis Store has released their first-ever three-year social responsibility strategy!

The strategy's key pillars are:

1.      Sustainability: Establishing a Foundation for Sustainability
2.      Inclusion: Creating a Diverse & Inclusive Industry 
3.      Knowledge: Advancing Cannabis Knowledge & Promoting Responsible Consumption

Statistics Canada has released the results of a survey on cannabis and alcohol use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among those who had previously consumed cannabis, more than one-third (34%) reported that their consumption had increased during the pandemic. Among those who reported increased consumption, 35% reported consuming cannabis on five or more days per week during the past month.

12% of those who used cannabis reported decreasing their use during the pandemic.

Health Canada invites perspectives on the draft guidance on personal production of cannabis for medical purposes.

Key questions for discussion are related to the factors that may be considered for refusal or revocation of a personal production registration on public health and public safety grounds.

The results of the Commonwealth Fund's International Health Policy survey have been released, comparing health data from 11 developed countries.

23% of Canadians surveyed reported using cannabis in the past year, compared with only 9% of their international peers. Some of this difference may be due to differences in cannabis legality across jurisdictions.

Pandemic lockdowns and restrictions have impacted the provision of treatment for people with gambling problems. Our traditional notions of that treatment needs to be offered in face-to-face contact have been challenged. Remote offerings seem effective, and to some clients, even preferable. In the gambling area, we are fortunate that there is an existing evidence-base for the efficacy of telephone and online interventions. This presentation will review the state of the field, and provide helpful guidance to clinicians.

Join Canada's most comprehensive forum on the science behind cannabis, its potential therapeutic  benefits and the societal and health impacts of legalization of non-medical cannabis with leading researchers and physicians in the field.

Learn about the latest research on special topics in:

Canada's most comprehensive forum on the science behind cannabis, its potential therapeutic  benefits and the societal and health impacts of legalization of non-medical cannabis leading  researchers and physicians in the field.

Learn about the latest research on special topics in:

The Canadian Public Health Association's Cannabis and Public Health Forum will be held virtually on June 16-17, 2021.

Oral and poster abstracts and symposium submissions are invited. The deadline is March 25.

Register here: https://teach.camhx.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=57

Course dates: February 24, 2021 – March 24, 2021

About the Course:

Your not-for-profit organization may be eligible for up to $15,000 in the next fiscal year to provide culturally and linguistically appropriate problem gambling awareness and/or counseling services for immigrants, refugees, and ethnocultural communities.

Please visit our website to learn more.

Apply by March 12, 2021

Register now: https://teach.camhx.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=57

Registration open until February 23, 2021 (11:59 ET).

Direct Registration Link: https://teach.camhx.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=57

Note: Registration extended until February 23, 2021!

Do you work with young people? Do you have a trusting relationship with the youth you work with? Then, you are the best person to talk with youth about cannabis!

Today is Bell Let’s Talk day. This is Canada’s largest corporate initiative dedicated to mental health.

Here are the support grants offered by this initiative that you could apply to right now:

Post-Secondary Fund

Eligibility

Publicly funded Canadian post-secondary institutions that are taking action to begin the research and planning that will assist with the implementation of the Standard are eligible for Kickoff Grants.

Criteria