Changes in population‐level alcohol sales after non‐medical cannabis legalisation in Canada
Canada's non-medical cannabis legalisation was not associated with significant changes in population-level alcohol sales. These findings do not support the idea that cannabis legalisation may result in declining alcohol use and harms through the substitution of cannabis for alcohol.
Authors
- Robert Talarico (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5060-680X)
- Michael J. Armstrong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6293-4197)
- Daniel T. Myran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8038-300X)
- Rachael MacDonald‐Spracklin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2016-3232)
- Jennifer Xiao
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- Brock University (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital (CA)
- Bruyère (CA)
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Drug and Alcohol Review
- Published
- 2025-02-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.14010
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 5.58