New research shows pre-teen kids are using marijuana and some high school students are vaping daily, according to Department of Health research..The data follow warnings when Parliament normalized cannabis use, when it legalized it in 2018, according to Blacklock’s Reporter..“Vaping, in particular, has become an increasingly popular way for youth and young adults to consume cannabis,” concluded a department study..“With respect to vaping habits, frequent vapers are more inclined to have begun vaping at a younger age, 86% at under age 13.”.Parliament three years ago passed Bill C-45, which repealed a 95-year criminal ban on recreational marijuana for adults..Cannabis use by children remains illegal, but researchers said it is commonplace..“Many youth and young adults report they usually vape cannabis with friends or at parties,” wrote researchers. “At the same time a large proportion (47%) vape cannabis when they are alone.”.The report stated children most likely to vape cannabis were boys aged 15 to 17 from affluent urban homes with household incomes up to $100,000 a year..A primary reason for choosing to vape cannabis rather than use cannabis in other ways is that it gets them more ‘high,’” said the study..Findings were based on interviews with 750 teenage children and 751 young adults by The Strategic Counsel, a Toronto pollster that charged the health department nearly $100,000 for the survey..Asked, “How often do you vape cannabis?” 10% of respondents in high school said they used daily. A further 18% said they used pot five or six days per week, while 24%, said three or four days per week..“The age at which respondents first began vaping cannabis varies although one in five — 20% — of frequent users began vaping cannabis when they were younger than 13 years of age,” wrote researchers, who noted 50% of respondents said they were using other cannabis products when they first began vaping cannabis.”.In a 2020 research , the health department paper said it was evident Parliament’s passage of Bill C-45 normalized marijuana use..“Greater public acceptance of cannabis and a general normalization of its use is evident,” said the paper, Focus Testing On Cannabis Product Labeling And Promotions Control Measures..Mike D’Amour is the British Columbia Bureau Chief for the Western Standard..,.mdamour@westernstandardonline.com
New research shows pre-teen kids are using marijuana and some high school students are vaping daily, according to Department of Health research..The data follow warnings when Parliament normalized cannabis use, when it legalized it in 2018, according to Blacklock’s Reporter..“Vaping, in particular, has become an increasingly popular way for youth and young adults to consume cannabis,” concluded a department study..“With respect to vaping habits, frequent vapers are more inclined to have begun vaping at a younger age, 86% at under age 13.”.Parliament three years ago passed Bill C-45, which repealed a 95-year criminal ban on recreational marijuana for adults..Cannabis use by children remains illegal, but researchers said it is commonplace..“Many youth and young adults report they usually vape cannabis with friends or at parties,” wrote researchers. “At the same time a large proportion (47%) vape cannabis when they are alone.”.The report stated children most likely to vape cannabis were boys aged 15 to 17 from affluent urban homes with household incomes up to $100,000 a year..A primary reason for choosing to vape cannabis rather than use cannabis in other ways is that it gets them more ‘high,’” said the study..Findings were based on interviews with 750 teenage children and 751 young adults by The Strategic Counsel, a Toronto pollster that charged the health department nearly $100,000 for the survey..Asked, “How often do you vape cannabis?” 10% of respondents in high school said they used daily. A further 18% said they used pot five or six days per week, while 24%, said three or four days per week..“The age at which respondents first began vaping cannabis varies although one in five — 20% — of frequent users began vaping cannabis when they were younger than 13 years of age,” wrote researchers, who noted 50% of respondents said they were using other cannabis products when they first began vaping cannabis.”.In a 2020 research , the health department paper said it was evident Parliament’s passage of Bill C-45 normalized marijuana use..“Greater public acceptance of cannabis and a general normalization of its use is evident,” said the paper, Focus Testing On Cannabis Product Labeling And Promotions Control Measures..Mike D’Amour is the British Columbia Bureau Chief for the Western Standard..,.mdamour@westernstandardonline.com
