Lessons from Tobacco For Developing Marijuana Legalization Policy

  • Barry, R. (Consultant)
  • Stanton Glantz (Consultant)

Activity: Knowledge Exchange (Industry, Government, NGOs)Consultancy

Description

This report provides information to inform development of marijuana legalization policies by providing the following information:

1) High level review of the existing evidence on the effectiveness of tobacco control legislation and policies in relation to restrictions in marketing and advertising, product packaging and labelling, public education and product engineering (eg. product types and delivery methods, flavouring) in reducing risks to public health.

2) An analysis of jurisdictions that are on the lower and higher end of the spectrum of tobacco control policies, and how these policies impact risk perceptions, social norms, tobacco use rates, and prevalence of tobacco-related disease in these jurisdictions.
Period20162017
Work forHealth Canada Cannabis Legalization and Regulation Secretariat, Canada
Degree of RecognitionInternational