The results of a new report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) showed that more than 23,500 young people in Canada, aged 10 to 24 years, were hospitalized due to substance use over the period of 2017-18, prior to cannabis...

One year following recreational cannabis legalization across Canada, cannabis-containing edibles, extracts and topical products have become legal. However, these new products will not be on sale until at least mid-December as licensed cannabis producers can only now...

According to an article published in Canadian Occupational Safety, newly available edible cannabis products are stronger and have more lasting effects compared to those which are inhaled, posing potential new challenges to employees. On October 17, the legal...

A research group in Vancouver has recommended health-care providers offer injectable medical-grade heroin, or another prescription drug, to severely addicted patients if treatment with oral medication is not effective in decreasing cravings. This is being presented as...

Several months ago, the Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation (NLC) established a drug enforcement unit which was given the authority to investigate, obtain search warrants and seize drugs. The new NLC unit has already made seizures of edibles, dried cannabis,...

According to the results of a recent Conference Board of Canada survey, almost half of private-sector employers have implemented a zero-tolerance cannabis policy in the workplace. Monica Haberl, study senior researcher, told the Calgary Herald that while 76% of...

North America is in a state of crisis. Opioid addiction is rampant throughout the entire country, with recent data from the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) finding that more than 10,000 Canadians have died from opioid overdoses over the period of 2016-2018. In...