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The growth of marijuana dependency is a troubling issue for Calgary’s youth, according to a director at a local clinic.
“It’s alarming to the point that we’re treating more marijuana dependent youth across North America than any other illicit drug combined,” said Dr. Jackie Smith at the Alberta Adolescent Recovery Centre, adding the majority of her clients are addicted to and dependent on pot.
Smith’s comments come on the heels of Canada’s changing political stance on weed, where Vancouver is selling it through dispensaries and the Liberals promise to legalize it, if elected.
“It’s just condoned and way more accessible now,” she said, adding kids who wake-and-bake miss classes and end up highly anxious when they don’t do the drug.
Philippe Lucas, a research scholar with the University of Victoria’s Centre for Addictions Research of BC, said marijuana dependency isn’t as severe as some make it out to be.
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