Authors: Maisam Najafizada, Assistant Professor of Population Health Policy, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Bui K. Petersen, Postdoctoral Researcher, Technology and the Future of Work, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Jennifer Donnan, Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, Memorial University of Newfoundland; Lisa Bishop, Associate professor, School of Pharmacy, Memorial University of Newfoundland, and Sandy Brennan, Research Assistant in Pharmacy, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Many of us grew up in a society that prohibited the use of cannabis. When cannabis was legalized in 2018, it was a major shift for most Canadians. How successful have we been in changing the mindset from it being an illegal and stigmatized drug to one that is legal and socially acceptable?
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Many of us grew up in a society that prohibited the use of cannabis. When cannabis was legalized in 2018, it was a major shift for most Canadians. How successful have we been in changing the mindset from it being an illegal and stigmatized drug to one that is legal and socially acceptable?
Education about cannabis has been inconsistent across Canada. Evidence to support the best approach for cannabis education and awareness campaigns is lacking and historically focused on risk-based messages to encourage people to “do not use.”
However, in this new legal environment we need to shift our focus to normalizing, or destigmatizing, cannabis use and educating on how to consume it responsibly and safely. While this shift was identified at the time of legalization, as a society we still have a ways to go to meet these goals.
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