Effects of Cannabis Before and After Legalisation in Canada

The purpose of this study was to understand the prevalence of self-reported cannabis induced Panic Attack (PA) in a York University Student Population and to understand if there is a relationship between cannabis induced PA and legalization in Canada. We surveyed 132 York University undergraduates and compared cannabis induced PA prevalence in users who declared they first ingested cannabis before legalization, with cannabis induced PA prevalence in users who declared they first ingested cannabis after legalization. No relationship was found, however overall cannabis induced PA prevalence was high at 34%. Consequently, it was concluded that there was no relationship between legalization and cannabis induced PAs among York University students. The salient number of cannabis users who declared the experience of cannabis induced PA may have implications for cannabis regulation in Canada.