Unintentional Pediatric Cannabis Exposures After Legalization of Recreational Cannabis in Canada

Daniel T Myran; Nathan Cantor; Yaron Finkelstein; Michael Pugliese; Astrid Guttmann; Rebecca Jesseman; Peter Tanuseputro

doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.42521

Unintentional Pediatric Cannabis Exposures After Legalization of Recreational Cannabis in Canada

JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jan 4;5(1):e2142521. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.42521.

Authors

Daniel T Myran¹, Nathan Cantor¹, Yaron Finkelstein², Michael Pugliese³, Astrid Guttmann³, Rebecca Jesseman⁴, Peter Tanuseputro⁵

Affiliations

¹ Clinical Epidemiology Program, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
³ ICES (formerly the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences), Ontario, Canada.
⁴ Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
⁵ Department of Medicine, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Abstract

This cross-sectional study examines changes in emergency department visits and hospitalizations due to cannabis exposures among children after legalization of recreational cannabis in Canada.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Canada / epidemiology
Cannabis
Child
Child, Preschool
Cross-Sectional Studies
Emergency Service, Hospital / statistics & numerical data
Environmental Exposure* / adverse effects
Environmental Exposure* / statistics & numerical data
Female
Humans
Infant
Legislation, Drug
Male
Marijuana Use* / adverse effects
Marijuana Use* / legislation & jurisprudence

Grants and funding

452360/CIHR/Canada