Canadians Have a Long Way to Go to Meet New Marijuana Use Guidelines

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Pot-smoking Canadians have a lot of work to do if they want to comply with Canada’s new guidelines on cannabis use.

A panel of doctors and public health experts released new guidelines for lower-risk marijuana use on Friday. They include recommendations on the strength of marijuana, the frequency of use and the age at which people should use marijuana, to minimize negative health outcomes.

But the guidelines, designed to protect public health and promote less-risky marijuana use, don’t quite match up with Canadians’ current pot-smoking behaviour.

Here’s a look at some of what’s recommended, and what we actually do:

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Leslie Young – Globalnews.Ca – June 23, 2017.

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