The rate of cannabis use is over two times higher among Canadian youth and young adults than adults.
The number of Ontario high school students (grades 7- 12) vaping cannabis doubled between 2015 (5%) and 2019 (10%)
Cannabis edible consumption by Ontario high school students in Grades 7 through 12 increased between 2017 and 2019 – from 11% to 14%
Canadian youth continue to have one of the highest rates of cannabis use worldwide. In 2018, the World Health Organization compared lifetime cannabis use among youth aged 15 across 40 countries and found that use by Canadian youth was the third-highest, 23% of boys and 21% of girls.
An estimated one in 5 Ontario students in grades 7-12 (22%) used cannabis in 2019.
Cannabis use by students across Canada increased from 16.7% in 2016 – 2017 to 18.1% in 2018 – 2019
It’s estimated that 1 in 6 teens who consume cannabis will develop a cannabis use disorder.
Source,
https://www.drugfreekidscanada.org/drug-spotlights/cannabis/
