Vol. 7 No. 3 (2024): Special Issue: Cannabis in Canada in the Post-Legalization Period
October 2023 marked the 5-year anniversary of Canada’s legalization of recreational cannabis. As of the end of 2024, it remains the only G7 nation to have taken this step. To coincide with this milestone and further expand Cannabis’s international scope, we published this special issue focused on cannabis in Canada during the post-legalization period. For this national natural experiment, the impacts of legalization and post-legalization patterns of recreational and medical use are important for Canadian public health but also can help to inform other countries as they consider legalization policies.
GUEST EDITOR
James MacKillop, Ph.D., CPsych, FCAHS
Director, Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research (CMCR), Faculty of Health Sciences
Director, Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research (PBCAR), Faculty of Health Sciences
Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioural Neurosciences, Faculty of Health Sciences
Associate Member, Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, Faculty of Science
Director, Peter Boris Centre for Addictions Research, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton
Director, Michael G. DeGroote Centre for Medicinal Cannabis Research, McMaster University
jmackill@mcmaster.ca
