Cannabis & Psychosis is hosting a interactive Facebook live on September 2nd at 7- 8pm EDT on Lived Experience of Cannabis and Psychosis.

The Lung Health Foundation (Ontario Lung Association) is developing new cannabis education resources for healthcare providers and young adults (18-25). They would like to gather your feedback on the format and content of these new resources to ensure they create them in a way that is useful and relevant to your practice.

Access the survey here.

For our latest Ask the Expert, we’re hosting 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.
Our panelists will be answering your questions, so come join the conversation!
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Pour notre prochain Demandez à l’expert.e, nous discuterons avec Heather D’Alessio, Harrison Cohen, Sarah Lee et Ilyas Khamis afin de mieux comprendre la diversité d’expériences qu’ont les jeunes par rapport au cannabis et à la psychose.

A new article by CTV news reports on a Canadian study that showed an increase in the number of children who accidentally consumed cannabis edibles to a total of 51 reports in 2019. The number of children hospitalized due to severe reactions to cannabis has actually doubled since 2018. You can read the full article here. 

Is anyone surprised by the information in the article?

The Canadian Paediatric Surveillance Program has just released its 2019 results. On pp. 30-31 of the report, you will find the details related to serious and life-threatening impacts of cannabis on the Canadian paediatric population over this time period.

The mandate of the Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub is to share evidence about the non-medical use of cannabis.

But what exactly is “non-medical” use of cannabis, and how do we differentiate it from “medical” use? This question is one to which our team returns time and time again.

One way to view the distinction is whether the cannabis is prescribed by a health care provider and accessed through the medical cannabis system.

CAMH's 'Addressing cannabis use in primary care' course takes health care providers through the steps of screening, assessing and addressing impacts of cannabis use on patients and community. It also includes a brief overview of medical cannabis use is included.

The course is being accredited with The College of Family Physicians of Canada and The Canadian Council on Continuing Education in Pharmacy. 

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction and the Canadian Coalition for Seniors' Mental Health have partnered to produce a 3-page, easy to read guide intended to support those aged 65+ in making informed choices about cannabis use.

Access A Guide to Cannabis for Older Adults here.

The latest reporting from Stats Canada showed that the legal cannabis industry has contributed $4.66 billion to Canada's GDP as of May - up 11% from last year.

Read more about cannabis and the Canadian economy here. 

The Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) in collaboration with the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario's (RNAO), will be continuing to deliver a virtual knowledge exchange webinar series to support nurses and other health-care professionals across sectors working with clients and communities who have an interest in cannabis.

Many people who use drugs such as opioids and stimulants also use cannabis.

New research from BC suggests that cannabis use may serve a wide range of purposes for these people, including recreation, reducing cravings for other drugs or mitigating withdrawal from other drugs.

A new webinar, presented by Tara Elton-Marshall, shared information on the prevalence of cannabis use among Ontario and Canadian youth, focusing on pre/post legalization changes. 

You can watch the recording here: http://cannabisknowledgehub.ca...ng-legalization.html

I was surprised to see the change in how many youth use edibles.
Did anyone else find the information presented surprising?

A new research snapshot summarizes the wide range of mood effects cannabis can have in young adults, some of which can persist up to 24 hours after they used it. 

Evidence is limited about the cancer risk of cannabis and cannabinoids.

At the same time, there are questions about whether cannabis or cannabinoids might be used in certain situations to address cancer symptoms.

This Guideline from Cancer Care Ontario summarizes what is currently known about cannabis and cancer. A patient-directed information sheet is also linked.

Cigarette smokers are more likely to use cannabis than are non-smokers.

Learn more about current research on cannabis and tobacco use in our new Research Snapshot, which looks at the question, "Does cannabis use affect success in quitting smoking?"

The Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub is pleased to offer a Cannabis and Youth Speaker Series. Part 1 featured CAMH's Dr.

The Cannabis Knowledge Exchange Hub team is busy producing research snapshots featuring the newest evidence on non-medical cannabis use.

Research snapshots are short, plain-language summaries of recent peer-reviewed research articles. They make it easy to understand and use the most current evidence.

We recently released a snapshot answering the question, "Does cannabis use lead to more severe alcohol consequences for young adults?"

Our third edition of our monthly series  “Ask the Expert” is a live interview with Jon Fry, a Red Seal Horticulturalist from Ontario, who will be discussing safer cultivation practices for when you grow and consume your own cannabis, along with answering your questions about growing.

This series will provide evidence on cannabis use amongst youth, present a panel conversation on how to meet the needs of diverse youth and provide concrete skills that practitioners can use when working with youth.

Part 1:  Youth cannabis use following legalization 

PRESENTER: 

Dr. Tara Elton-Marshall
Institute for Mental Health Policy Research, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

For our second Ask the Expert panel, we will have the pleasure of hearing from Ashleigh Brown, founder of SheCann: Empowering Canadian Women, as well as her 15-year old daughter. Ashleigh and her daughter will provide insight into how they have approached tricky conversations around cannabis in an open and honest way.