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Canadians of colour more open to cannabis use, survey suggests


Canadians of colour open to cannabis use, survey suggests
Canadians of colour are somewhat more drawn to cannabis consumption than the general population, according to a giant consumer survey.
Author of the article: Douglas Todd
Publishing date: Apr 18, 2021  •  1 hour ago  •  3 minute read  • 
Marketing marijuana across cultures. Canadians of colour are more likely to have used cannabis in the past three months and to find cannabis marketing “trendy and innovative,” says a study of 5,000 adult Canadians by Vivintel. (Photo: Canadian cannabis dispensary) Photo by Dan Janisse
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Canadians of colour are somewhat more drawn to cannabis consumption than the general population, according to a giant consumer survey. ....

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Coronavirus: These are the Canadian Muslims dispelling fake news about COVID-19 vaccines


 
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As COVID-19 vaccine efforts roll out across Canada, Toronto-based Dr. Fariha Khan is doing her best to help the Muslim community deal with a persistent issue: misinformation.
“We see it in older generation during this COVID lockdown, who now turn their attention to things like Whatsapp groups to keep in touch with friends and family, especially in other countries,” Khan told CTVNews.ca in a phone interview, explaining that she and other doctors across the country have seen how misinformation has taken hold.
Common questions she hears include whether COVID-19 vaccines are safe or halal, and whether the faithful can be vaccinated during the holy month of Ramadan. Khan says the answer to these questions is an emphatic, “Yes.” ....

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Coronavirus: Vaccine hesitancy in Black, Latinx Canadians, who were least willing COVID-19 shot, StatCan says


 
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Higher vaccine hesitancy persists among Black Canadians when compared to the general public, with Latinx, Arab, and Métis people also relatively unwilling to get the COVID-19 vaccine, according to Statistics Canada.
New research found that when it came to a willingness to get jabbed, visible minorities overall (74.8 per cent) are fairly comparable to the overall population (76.9 per cent). But there are several outliers, which could be cause for concern for public health workers.
When it came to Black Canadians, only 56.6 per cent of those surveyed were very or somewhat willing to get vaccinated, with only 68 per cent of Arab Canadians and 66 per cent of Latin Americans saying they’d get a shot. ....

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