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Bill C-45: The Harmful Physical Effects of Cannabis Use by Youth
Tutorial Section #: 114
TA’s: Isabella Romano, Sarah Aleyan, and Michael Onah
Due Date: January 22, 2018
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Bill C-45: The Harmful Physical Effects of Cannabis Use by Youth
Bill C-45 (Cannabis Act) is set to pass in the Parliament of Canada in July 2018. This bill
will provide legal access to cannabis for adults (18 years of age and older) and control its
production and distribution. One of the main objectives of this bill is to prevent youth (under 18)
from accessing cannabis (1). The position taken by this bill to prevent youth from legally
accessing and consuming cannabis is correct, as there are many physical side-effects of cannabis
use. Long term physical effects of cannabis use include brain development impairment leading to
negative effects on school performance and overall lifetime achievement and increase risk of
lung cancer (2). A very serious short-term effect of cannabis use which puts the safety of the
public at risk is the higher risk of motor-vehicle accidents due to driver impairment (3).
Canadian adolescents (11-17) have the highest rate of cannabis use among the 29
advanced economies of the world. According to a 2011 UN Children’s Fund Study, 28% of
adolescents had used a cannabis product in the past year, compared to 21% of adults. Of those
28%, 22% of boys and 10% of girls were daily or weekly users (4). Of all the substances used by
Ontario high school students, cannabis products were second highest (25%) while tobacco
products were fourth (11.7%); 60% of illicit drug users in Canada are between the ages of 15 and
20 (4). These statistics show that a high number of youth in Canada are acquiring and consuming
cannabis, so its imperative to consider youth when making any policy change regarding cannabis
legalization (major customer is youth), but when considering the negative physical side-effects
with cannabis consumption, its vital that youth be excluded from Bill C-45 prevent further
physical damage to the user and society.
The human brain remains in development until the age of approximately 21 years. During
this developing years, the brain is especially more vulnerable to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) (the
major psychoactive agent in cannabis) (2). When comparing marijuana smokers (smoked during
adolescence years) to non-smokers, impaired neural connectivity was shown in the smokers
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Ta"s: isabella romano, sarah aleyan, and michael onah. Bill c-45: the harmful physical effects of cannabis use by youth. Bill c-45 (cannabis act) is set to pass in the parliament of canada in july 2018. This bill will provide legal access to cannabis for adults (18 years of age and older) and control its production and distribution. One of the main objectives of this bill is to prevent youth (under 18) from accessing cannabis (1). The position taken by this bill to prevent youth from legally accessing and consuming cannabis is correct, as there are many physical side-effects of cannabis use. Long term physical effects of cannabis use include brain development impairment leading to negative effects on school performance and overall lifetime achievement and increase risk of lung cancer (2). A very serious short-term effect of cannabis use which puts the safety of the public at risk is the higher risk of motor-vehicle accidents due to driver impairment (3).

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