Cannabis Users 22 Percent More Likely to Need Emergency Care, Hospitalization: Study

A customer enters a Cannabis dispensary on Queen St. in Toronto on Jan. 6, 2020. Cole Burston/The Canadian Press

Emergency care and hospitalizations are 22 percent higher among Canadians who use cannabis compared with those who don’t, a new study has found.

Led by researchers at Unity Health Toronto, a Catholic hospital network, the  study found that recreational cannabis use is linked to a heightened risk of emergency care and hospital admission for any cause.