If left unchecked, youth vaping poses an “existential threat” to the vaping industry in Canada.
This is the warning James Van Loon, Director General of the Tobacco Control Directorate at Health Canada, gave to industry stakeholders...
"For me, having cannabis in the evening is the equivalent of having a glass of wine on a Friday night.
"People of my generation see cannabis as safer than drinking and safer than smoking," says Faye,...
Teenagers using cannabis are causing long-lasting damage to their developing brains, a Canadian study suggests.
It found the impact on thinking skills, memory and behaviour was worse than that of teenage drinking.
The researchers, from the University...
Parents should not be complacent about the risks of teenagers using cannabis, experts are warning.
UK and Canada researchers said they had found "robust" evidence showing using the drug in adolescence increased the risk of developing...
Feature Interview with Dr. Mark Tyndall
Stoked by public health special interest groups a litany of frightening headlines has splashed across Canadian newspapers and TV news screens: Vaping Addicts Youth to Nicotine; Youth Vaping Leads to...
Products containing CBD, the non-psychoactive component in cannabis, are exempt from excise tax
Cannabis oils, edibles and concentrates will be taxed based on the quantity of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), the psychoactive component in cannabis, rather than by...
Public health has a penchant for demonizing the use of particular products that it considers to be unhealthy.
And while the practice is recognized as an effective method to modify behavior, there are unintended consequences.
In this...
The Food and Drug Administration said that it is investigating a small number of reports over several years of e-cigarette users experiencing seizures.
The potential link was seen mostly in young vapers, FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb...
The agency is working with Truss on developing a portfolio of beverage brands ahead of legalization this fall.
Truss – a joint venture from brewing giant Molson Coors and licensed cannabis producer Hexo to develop and sell cannabis-infused beverages – has...
The sharp increase in the use of e-cigarettes has not led more British children to take up cigarettes or regard smoking as normal, the first study of its kind has shown.
Some health experts and anti-smoking...