Paediatrics & Youth

Associations, Organizations & Societies

Canadian Childhood Cannabinoid Clinical Trials (C4T)

Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy: Cannabis Tool Kit

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Canadian Paediatric Society

• Cannabis clinical tools

Centre for Addiction and Mental Health

• Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG) for Youth

Drug Free Kids Canada

• Cannabis Tool Kit
• Cannabis Talk Kit

Government of Canada

• Talking with teenagers about drugs
• Is cannabis safe to use? Facts for youth aged 13-17 years.

Kids Help Phone

•  Cannabis: Important things to know

Articles & Research

Counselling adolescents and parents about cannabis: A primer for health professionals Canadian Paediatric Society (2002)

Persistent cannabis users show neuropsychological decline from childhood to midlife Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (2012)

Cannabis and adolescent brain development Pharmacology and Therapeutics (2015)

Hypotension associated with ingestion of cannabinoids in two children with cancer Canadian Medical Association Journal (2016)

Is medical use of cannabis a therapeutic option for children? Canadian Paediatric Society (2016)

Association of Cannabis With Cognitive Functioning in Adolescents and Young Adults JAMA Psychiatry (2018)

Psychosis in Cannabis Youth Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging (2018)

Association of Cannabis Use in Adolescence and Risk of Depression, Anxiety, and Suicidality in Young Adulthood JAMA Psychiatry (2019)

Medicinal and synthetic cannabinoids for pediatric patients: a review of clinical effectiveness and guidelines CADTH Rapid Response Reports (2019)

The role of cannabinoids in neurodevelopment disorders of children and adolescents Revue Neurologique (2022)