The effect of recreational cannabis legalization on rates of traffic injury in Canada

• Published in: Addiction
• Main Authors: Walker, Madison, Saarela, Olli, Mann, Robert, Carpino, Melissa, Cusimano, Michael D.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2023
• Subjects: British Columbia; Canada; Newfoundland; Prince Edward Island
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/add.16188; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/add.16188

Abstract Aims To measure the impact of Canada's recreational cannabis legalization (RCL) in October 2018 and the subsequent impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) lockdowns from March 2020 on rates of emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalizations for traffic injury. Design An...