It has been more than two years since Canada became the first G20 country to legalize recreational cannabis and cannabis products. The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) is supporting research on non-therapeutic cannabis and the impacts of its legalization on public health and safety across the country. Through financial support from Health Canada, CCSA is funding 19 projects on subjects ranging from cannabis legalization and mental health to a comparison of legal versus illicit cannabis sales.

The Canadian Cannabis Survey 2020 results are now available on the Health Canada website. New questions added this year included questions about exposure to second-hand smoke, frequency of obtaining cannabis from legal vs. illegal sources, and changes in cannabis use in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Please join us for a Facebook live stream conversation on cannabis and racial (in) justice in this country.

No discussion of cannabis can be adequately addressed without considering the criminalization of cannabis and its legacy. By reflecting on the historical impacts of cannabis policy, we hope to discuss how to better move forward regarding cannabis use, mental health, and anti-racism efforts in policy, programs and resources.

What is harm reduction? What does it look like in the school setting? How has the pandemic increased the need for harm reduction, and what can support look like now?

Got questions about harm reduction in cannabis education?

Join Ophea for a Facebook Live chat with Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy (@CSSDP) to get your questions answered!

For knowledge translation purposes I would like to post my recently completed thesis which focuses on cannabis policy and older adult (55+) use of cannabis for therapeutic purposes from a critical realist perspective (qualitative research).

Link: https://ir.lib.uwo.ca/etd/7541/

In this live event we are having an honest discussion about our project and emotional wellbeing of our team. It's been a difficult time for so many during COVID and we want to answer your questions while looking back and thinking forward.
This event is absolutely free. You can ask questions or just listen in and hang out with us. Can't wait to see you there!

The Mental Health Commission of Canada (MHCC) is funding 14 two-year projects (2020-22) to address knowledge gaps in the relationship between mental health and cannabis among priority populations. Check out the project snapshots:

Youth and Cannabis Use Speaker Series

Part 3: How to engage youth in a conversation about cannabis

PRESENTERS:

• Allison Potts (she/her), School Mental Health Ontario
• Heather D’Alessio (they/them), Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Use

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Overview

The YMCA of Greater Toronto's Youth Cannabis Awareness Program (YCAP) is presently running a Digital Media Contest that challenges youth (ages 18 – 25) to create a video or poster discussing how cannabis use affects youth brain development, and we were wondering if you’d be willing to help us choose a winner by joining the Contest Organizer’s Jury (CO Jury).

Details:

Join the University of Calgary's Cannabis Café Town Hall event! This online event will focus on disseminating findings from the UCalgary Cannabis Café research project, promoting educationally focused harm reduction strategies for lower risk cannabis use, as well as facilitating discussion around cannabis research. The panel discussion will be focused on the topic of cannabis research with youth and emerging adults, as well as harm-reduction education. Featuring Dr. Rebecca Haines-Saah & Dr. Monty Ghosh.

We need your insights by Monday, October 26^th, 2020!

The Canadian Coalition for Seniors’ Mental Health (CCSMH) has received funding through Health Canada to develop e-learning modules for physicians and other healthcare providers on the topic of Cannabis and Older Adults.

As part of the project we are conducting a survey for:

Webinar: Sex, Gender and Cannabis Use

Hosted by the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub presents

Date: October 13th, 2020,  1-2 p.m.  EDT

Register at:  https://bit.ly/2ZszncJ

This webinar will be presented in English with simultaneous interpretation in French. To participate in the French  presentation, register here: https://bit.ly/33ljfuu

Following overwhelming interest in our last Ask the Expert, we are bringing back our lived experience panel for Through Our Eyes Part 2.

This will be a  live discussion with Heather D’Alessio, Harrison Cohen, Sarah Lee and Ilyas Khamis to better understand the diverse experiences of young people around cannabis and psychosis.

In April 2020, The Lancet Psychiatry, Mental Health Innovation Network, MHPSS.net and United for Global Mental Health launched a webinar series designed to provide policy makers and the wider health community with the latest evidence on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health and how to address it.

Hosted by the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub

Youth and cannabis use speaker series

Part 2:  Panel discussion: Cannabis use amongst diverse youth

September 29th, 2020, 12 to 1:30 p.m.  EDT

Register at: https://bit.ly/35pUf80

PANEL:

Hosted by the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub

Youth and cannabis use speaker series

Part 2:  Panel discussion: Cannabis use amongst diverse youth

PANEL:

Direct Registration Link: https://teach.camhx.ca/moodle/course/view.php?id=43

The 2020 Cannabis Education Conference will be held at the International Centre in Toronto on Nov 26th. Its is aimed at medical professionals and will focus on topics ranging from recreational to medical uses. 

https://www.cannabiseducationt...om/toronto/home.html

Has anyone attended the  Cannabis Education Today Conference last year? I would love to hear your experiences.