‘Parents are the best prevention’? Troubling assumptions in cannabis policy and prevention discourses in the context of legalization in Canada

Canada has announced that it will legalize cannabis on October 17, 2018, and as a result of this impending drug law reform the need to develop prevention resources and drug education – in schools, in public health, and for parents – has emerged as a public concern and a policy priority. Set against this context, the aim of our paper is to amplify the parent perspective on preventing problematic adolescent cannabis use, but also to interrogate the idea of ‘parents as the be st prevention’ that has taken hold in discussions about the potential consequences of legalization for youth.
Source: International Journal of Drug Policy - Category: Addiction Authors: Source Type: research