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Cannabis legalization linked to 94% spike in ER visits for traffic injuries: report

September 6, 2023

A joint study from Ottawa researchers suggests that since cannabis became legal, there was a 94 per cent increase in the number of hospital emergency department visits for traffic injuries where cannabis was involved. Katherine Ward has more of the details.

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