recreational cannabis legalization

Advancing Drug Policy, Mental Health, and Tobacco Control

Community update

22 June 2026

From Stigma to Treatment: A Forum on Medical Cannabis Legalization in the Philippines The University of the Philippines Law Center Institute of Human Rights (UP IHR) hosted the public forum "From Stigma to Treatment: A Forum on Medical...

Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Youth Contact with the Criminal Justice System

Book

4 November 2021

The Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) provided funding to Dr. Akwasi Owusu-Bempah and Dr. Scot Wortley from the University of Toronto to research youth interactions with the criminal justice system, including the nature...

Recreational Cannabis Legalization and Maternal Cannabis Use

Scientific article

1 February 2020

With the rise in the number of states that have legalized recreational cannabis, the states considering legalization, and the increased prevalence of cannabis use among pregnant women, it is critical to understand the impacts of cannabis...