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the anti-pot regulation in Canada was poorly implemented and criminals were not always
properly prosecuted, particularly in major cities. The prescribing of marijuana by Canadians
has been legal for medicinal professionals since 2001, and the federal government approved
the legalization of private retail pharmacy weed in 2014— a move that contributed to a rise in
commercial cannabis shops, the bulk of which caused very hazy interpretations of
"medicinal" cannabis.
Use of Alcohol in Canada:
People in general (age 15+): 76.9 percent of Canadians aged 15 years and over
registered consuming alcohol at least once in the last year, based on the 2015 Canadian
Tobacco, Alcohol and Drugs Survey (CT ADRS) results. Since 2010 this amount is already
relatively constant (77.0%) Gender: CTADS reports that the percentage of men recorded
consuming alcohol in 2015 is greater than the registered women during the past year (81.3%
versus 72.7%). Since 2008 to 2015 alcohol intake has been stable.
Students (grades 7–12): The 2014-2015 CSTADS report shows that the average drug
usage rate for adolescents over the last 12 months is 39.5 percent (grades 7–12) (Newman,
2020).
Between men (39.0 percent) and women (40.0 percent), this figure is comparable
(Popova et al., 2017). The average age at start-up for young users is 13.5 years. For boys
(13.3 years) it's almost similar to women (13.6 years).
Adults (18/19 – 24): Among people aged 18 and 24 years old, smoking over the last
year was 82.8 percent and 77.8 percent among those was between the ages of 20 and 25.
Between people aged between 25 and 34 (91.4 percent), and women aged 17/18 to 24 (81.4
percent) smoking rate was highest.
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