Article by Canadian Press via Toronto Star
The federal government says it will spend $4.1 million on three cannabis-related public education campaigns aimed at youth in Toronto.
John Oliver, parliamentary secretary to the federal minister of health, announced the funding as part of Health Canada’s Substance Use and Addictions Program.
Oliver says the program will help educate young people about the health effects of cannabis and the dangers of drug-impaired driving..Three Toronto-based organizations — Operation Springboard, the Ontario Physical and Health Education Association, and St. Stephen’s Community House — will receive the funding over the next three years.