Have Canadian cannabis users increased their usage during the pandemic?

Have Canadian cannabis users increased their usage during the pandemic?

It’s no secret many Canadians increased their alcohol consumption during the lockdowns brought about by COVID-19…but what about cannabis?

More than half of cannabis users in Canada say they increased the amount they consumed during the first wave of COVID-19, according to a new study.

In findings released by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH), 52 per cent of existing cannabis users reported an increase in their consumption during the first wave of the pandemic.

Alexia Kapralos looks at why users are consuming more, and why the latest cannabis trends are concerning for some health professionals.

For more info, please go to https://globalnews.ca/news/7693366/canadian-cannabis-users-increased-habit-coronavirus-pandemic

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50 Comments

  1. @Frankythechops on July 23, 2024 at 11:40 am

    People coping during a pandemic with a harmless substance with benefits well suited to our current situation is great news. Certainly better than an increase in alcohol



  2. @typicalrockhound9887 on July 23, 2024 at 11:42 am

    💚



  3. @milicas.4534 on July 23, 2024 at 11:42 am

    Smoking cannabis damage to blood vessel in lungs this is viruse of lungs



  4. @JohnDoe-kq7wm on July 23, 2024 at 11:45 am

    It’s better than a chill pill🤩🤩🤩



  5. @chilcotinstate on July 23, 2024 at 11:45 am

    weed for the mainstream masses to keep you nice and controlled 😉 exactly what they want, you won’t have any brain cells left.



  6. @maribellelebre6809 on July 23, 2024 at 11:48 am

    I know I do and it’s not just because of the pandemic.
    The number of crises that have been happening around the world have resulted in perpetual triggering – The People of Colour who’ve been killed by cops, electoral fraud in Eastern Europe, "sexual misconduct" EVERYWHERE, millions of minks being gassed to death painfully, Hong Kong, Thailand, Myanmar, a young woman killed by a cop in England and the misogyny on the youtube comments about the protests…I’m vaping right now



  7. @101Tuttle on July 23, 2024 at 11:49 am

    Rather have a bottle in front of me then a frontal lobotomy. And getting stoned is a lot more fun and far more heathy then getting drunk.



  8. @JohnRGardy on July 23, 2024 at 11:50 am

    Virus Killer!!!



  9. @extremumadventura on July 23, 2024 at 11:52 am

    Yes and a concurrent increase in crime, highway traffic collisions and deaths and illnesses. Way to go.



  10. @ob1699 on July 23, 2024 at 11:52 am

    gateway drug =future crack heads of america



  11. @beetleything1864 on July 23, 2024 at 11:53 am

    Alcohol sales are up also – which just means the government get even more taxes…… a bit of weed is probably better for you – help you sleep – stay calm etc…



  12. @03_Degen on July 23, 2024 at 11:55 am

    Cannabis made me based- lil b



  13. @xavierzave8452 on July 23, 2024 at 11:55 am

    Im not any smoke than i stoned before



  14. @legalwalatv3822 on July 23, 2024 at 11:55 am

    Why india is great 😎😎😎



  15. @chrisministerofsmartarsery3322 on July 23, 2024 at 11:56 am

    Thanks tips. Stress & terrify everyone, make them lose jobs & businesses, make some lose hope & leave all the booze & weed stores open…

    Guess what happens….



  16. @Satikal on July 23, 2024 at 11:57 am

    Who else high asf rn



  17. @BeyondChange on July 23, 2024 at 11:57 am

    Not gonna lie, before the pandemic I would smoke an ounce every couple months. Lockdown increased my consumption 10 folds, smoking an ounce a week.



  18. @devongannes7767 on July 23, 2024 at 11:59 am

    cannabis and the cannabis plant family are, have been and will be with mankind always.

    praise THE LORD.



  19. @kel5944 on July 23, 2024 at 12:00 pm

    So?



  20. @billbudd6611 on July 23, 2024 at 12:00 pm

    The only positive Trudeau made was legalize weed. Im stoned 24/7.



  21. @49ccMopedWorld on July 23, 2024 at 12:00 pm

    Did Rose Kennedy have a black dress?? Duhhhuhh



  22. @Hail_The_Villain on July 23, 2024 at 12:02 pm

    Who did the indepth investigation on this? I bet he was high AF



  23. @OnPoint88 on July 23, 2024 at 12:03 pm

    Suicide rates have sky rocketed- should be the main thing we’re focusing on here

    Risking lives to save lives… 😵



  24. @jfkennedy964 on July 23, 2024 at 12:04 pm

    Of course.



  25. @sp1pilot on July 23, 2024 at 12:07 pm

    Cocaine’s a helluva drug.



  26. @SnowWhite-hr4ho on July 23, 2024 at 12:07 pm

    cancer rates go up soon



  27. @bobbydaniel665 on July 23, 2024 at 12:08 pm

    If your paying $40 to the government for 3 grams, your not being taxed enough.



  28. @MyUdayveer on July 23, 2024 at 12:08 pm

    Weed doesn’t hit anymore man i need my backpage wh*res again



  29. @mounthope2567 on July 23, 2024 at 12:09 pm

    Cannabis got me through the pandemic



  30. @Oldschool-hb8rk on July 23, 2024 at 12:11 pm

    Don’t smoke weed.
    Vaping weed is better, much better.



  31. @titsbeerbong4203 on July 23, 2024 at 12:11 pm

    They should be pleased ppl r using a healthy substance over a dangerous one. Use nature regardless if there’s a high & you have a way better chance to live long. Some people want you to think its bad because they do & because they think all highs r unhealthy. And some think its bad cus they domt make $ from it.



  32. @user-vn7ce5ig1z on July 23, 2024 at 12:12 pm

    They already increased usage as much as possible since 2018 when it became legal; there wasn’t much higher usage could go from there, even with the pandemic. ¬_¬ Every square-inch of the country smells like pot now. 😒



  33. @bigeyetuna6228 on July 23, 2024 at 12:17 pm

    Exactly



  34. @subaruexpresstravels1163 on July 23, 2024 at 12:19 pm

    Brain fog is linked to magnesium deficiency.. magnesium glycinate to be specific.. heals muscle cramps and insomnia as well. Not saying CBD doesn’t work.. just saying what the link is of what "natural vitamin/mineral" is deficient in a brain linked issue.



  35. @mariopatenaude8144 on July 23, 2024 at 12:20 pm

    Im 48 years old and. I didn’t go crazy whit weed. I smoke once or twice a week



  36. @tomfinochio3044 on July 23, 2024 at 12:21 pm

    No kidding! What was your first clue??? When will you start employing people with brains!



  37. @rodsofgod6863 on July 23, 2024 at 12:21 pm

    well..every car that drives by stinks like weed.. wha do you think!



  38. @suzukirider8715 on July 23, 2024 at 12:22 pm

    During the pandemic and even before, people are spending hard-earned wages (and lack thereof) on cannibas when they should be paying bills, putting food on the table for their families, heating their home and paying off debt!!!!! That ev*l snake in Ottawa (justin) is laughing all the way to the bank for his evil plan to legalize marijuana just so he can scam people for their money!! Instead of making the lives of Canadians better (as a REAL PM should), he is determined to make every one destitute!! This ev*l snake has no business being in the Prime Minister’s Office!! (BTW….i don’t smoke-its a 100% waste of money)



  39. @milicas.4534 on July 23, 2024 at 12:24 pm

    That’s way gov made it legal people spend their cerb on pot and booze..



  40. @delmas3984 on July 23, 2024 at 12:25 pm

    Trudeau was counting on that



  41. @davidmackay7571 on July 23, 2024 at 12:25 pm

    Canada is the local pot dealer now so they should know.



  42. @AnhTuPhucDerrickHoangCanada on July 23, 2024 at 12:28 pm

    Its fucken bad ok lol



  43. @oileau on July 23, 2024 at 12:29 pm

    listing being ontarian as a cause for smoking more weed hahaha



  44. @raytard8995 on July 23, 2024 at 12:33 pm

    Only because the quality has gone down.



  45. @jaberwoky_ on July 23, 2024 at 12:33 pm

    Grow your own stone.



  46. @slam777_ on July 23, 2024 at 12:34 pm

    Global news is utter garbage



  47. @sandrag7831 on July 23, 2024 at 12:35 pm

    Because big pharma kills. Marijuana heals



  48. @benmasta5814 on July 23, 2024 at 12:35 pm

    "Do people who smoke weed, smoke even more weed now that everything is closed and they cant go anywhere?"

    CAN YOU IMAGINE?????



  49. @fjf6050 on July 23, 2024 at 12:37 pm

    Yes



  50. @truetech4158 on July 23, 2024 at 12:38 pm

    The medical community rallied for legalization, yet remain expected to have a lot of money for that that they never had. Interesting.