00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.819917 CaOODSP 20221107143101 cr ||||||||||| 161104s2016 onc ob f000 0 eng d 978-0-660-05716-3 CaOODSP eng n-cn--- PS113-1/2016-9E-PDF Maslov, Anton, 1977- Cannabis performance metrics for policy consideration [electronic resource] : what do we need to measure? / by Anton Maslov, Austin Lawrence and Matthew Ferguson. [Ottawa] : Public Safety Canada, c2016. 69 p. Research report ; 2016-R009 Issued also in French under title: Paramètres de rendement pour le cannabis aux fins d'élaboration de politiques : que devons-nous mesurer? Cover title. Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-62). "Cannabis and its byproducts are the most widely used illegal narcotic substances in the world. Canada has one of the highest prevalence rates of cannabis use in the world; over forty per cent of Canadians have used cannabis as a drug during their lifetimes, and between 10.2% and 12.2% per cent used it in 2010. Its production and consumption is illegal under the Criminal Code of Canada as of February 2016, with the exception of some medical use. However, the federal government has indicated its intent to legalize the use of cannabis for non-medical purposes. When there is discussion regarding whether or not cannabis policy regimes are having their intended effect, or changes in cannabis regimes are being considered, it is important to empirically measure such changes and effects through performance metrics. Performance metrics are instances where the impact of cannabis on various aspects of society is measured using empirical data. This paper highlights the importance of collecting empirical evidence on 45 such metrics when it comes to evaluating possible changes to cannabis policy regimes in Canada. Of the 45 types of metrics identified in this paper, Canada currently collects data to calculate about seven, some partial information on a further 17, and little to no data on the remaining 21 metrics. The meaning, objective, and, where possible, operationalization of each metric is discussed in detail“--Abstract, p. 1. gccst Narcotics gccst Economic impact gccst Health impact Lawrence, Austin. Ferguson, Matthew. Canada. Public Safety Canada. Research Division. Paramètres de rendement pour le cannabis aux fins d'élaboration de politiques (CaOODSP)9.819918 Research report (Canada. Public Safety Canada) 2016-R009 (CaOODSP)9.817073 PDF 887 KB https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2016/sp-ps/PS113-1-2016-9-eng.pdf