%0 Journal Article
%T Thinking Beyond Legalization: The Case for Expanding Evidence-Based Options for Cannabis Use Disorder Treatment in Canada
%A Benedikt Fischer
%A Bernard Le Foll
%A Didier Jutras-Aswad
%A Evan Wood
%A Julie Bruneau
%A T. Cameron Wild
%J Archive of "Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Revue Canadienne de Psychiatrie".
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/0706743718790955
%X With the impending legalization and regulation of non-medical cannabis use and supply for the benefits of public health and safety in Canada, intensive discussions are ongoing on many important fronts: age and use restrictions, retail distribution, cannabis-impaired driving, and so on.1,2 One issue has received surprisingly little attention: the phenomenon of cannabis use disorders (CUD).3 We are writing to highlight that, despite a substantial burden of CUD in the population, there is limited availability and access to evidence-based, effective treatment options. As Canada undergoes a fundamental policy change towards cannabis legalization, it is important not to lose sight of the opportunity and need to create better evidence and scale-up of effective interventions for CUD
%K Canada
%K cannabis
%K cannabis use disorder
%K legalization
%K treatment
%U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6405802/