TORONTO — The federal government is putting $1.4 million toward research into the effects of legalizing recreational marijuana, saying the work will help it understand the impact of the country’s new pot laws. Each of the 14 research projects, which are based out of hospitals and universities across the country, will receive a $100,000 grant from the Canadian Institute of Health Research. In 2016 the government published a report acknowledging a lack of comprehensive, high quality research about the public health effects of cannabis, Blair noted. Rueda will lead a study that examines how cannabis legalization affects diverse communities in four provinces — including Indigenous and racialized communities. He said he hopes his research will help inform the development of new government policies and refine existing policies.

Source: National Post January 24, 2018 18:11 UTC