Examining the impact of decriminalizing or legalizing cannabis for recreational use
Publication year: 2017
Cannabis is currently the world’s most used illicit
psychoactive substance, with 2012 estimates showing
that about 200 million people globally reported using it
at least once.(1) In 2013, despite having been prohibited
since the 1920s, Canada was the highest ranked country
amongst all nations for rates of cannabis use among
youth,(1) representing the second most used
recreational drug in Canada after alcohol.