Health Topics - Cannabis

Cannabis is legal for adults in Canada. Legal doesn’t mean harmless. Cannabis can negatively affect your brain and your body. Know how cannabis affects you.

• Canada’s Lower Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines

  The only way to avoid all risks, is to not use cannabis. If you choose to use cannabis, lower your risk by following Canada's Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines.

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• Cannabis Edibles

  Edible cannabis can be more potent than other forms, and affect you for longer periods. Here are some things to consider.

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• Health Effects

  Cannabis affects people in different ways. You could experience unpleasant and unwanted short and long term negative effects on your brain and body, some of which may not be reversible.

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• Parents: Youth and Cannabis Use

  Frequent and regular cannabis use that begins early in adolescence and continues over time has been associated with increased risk of harms, some irreversible.

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• Teen Corner

  Since cannabis affects coordination, movement and reaction times, it could be a lot harder to make the team, and excel on the field, court or stage.

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