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In October 2018, Canada enacted the Cannabis Act in Canada (CAC), which legislated the non-medical usage of marijuana. A brand-new research study has actually discovered that the rate of cannabis-related conditions identified amongst pregnant ladies in the Canadian province of Québec increased by more than 20% after the enactment of the CAC, while rates for all other drug- and alcohol-related conditions stayed steady. The research study is released today in the journal Dependency.
This research study determined modifications to the month-to-month rates of detected cannabis-related conditions (CRDs) in the pregnant population in Québec. Because 2010, the regular monthly typical variety of CRDs has actually increased regularly, and before October 2018, the typical variety of CRD medical diagnoses monthly was 14.5 per 100,000 pregnant females.
After October 2018, the typical variety of CRD medical diagnoses each month leapt to 23.5 per 100,000 pregnant females and has actually stayed at that greater level. There were no considerable modifications for any other drug- and alcohol-related conditions in the exact same duration.
The research study took a look at rates of CRD medical diagnoses in pregnant ladies aged 15 to 49 years in the Canadian province of Québec in between January 2010 and July 2021. Information were sourced from