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. 2023 May 23;195(20):E699–E708. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.230045

Table 2:

Changes in the rate of acute care for cannabis use and control conditions during pregnancy before and after the legalization of nonmedical cannabis in Ontario, Canada

Condition Before legalization* After legalization* Incidence rate ratio (95% CI)
No. of pregnancies Mean quarterly rate per 100 000 pregnancies No. of pregnancies Mean quarterly rate per 100 000 pregnancies
Cannabis use 299 11.0 241 20.0 1.82 (1.44–2.31)
Noncannabis substance use 1231 41.4 575 42.8 1.03 (0.91–1.17)
Any mental health condition 4575 189.1 1880 162.8 0.86 (0.78–0.95)

Note: CI = confidence interval.

*

Total of 678 353 pregnancies before legalization and 302 045 pregnancies after legalization.