The Canadian Centre for Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) funded 19 cannabis research projects on subjects ranging from cannabis legalization and mental health to a comparison of legal versus illicit cannabis sales.
With Health Canada’s support, each project received funding of up to $100,000 over two years. The Mental Health Commission of Canada contributed an additional $100,000 to support awarded projects with a mental health focus for a combined research investment of $1.8 million.
Summary of Findings
We created a Visual Abstract and a Summary Report once the funded projects were complete. Both resources summarize some of the key findings of the 19 Closing the Gaps studies, focusing on the following topics:
- Impact of legalization
- Medical use versus nonmedical use
- Mental and physical health effects
- Purchase decisions
- Modalities of use
- Polysubstance use
- Stigma