Starting from July 1st, British Columbia province in Canada has increased taxes on products such as cigarettes, cigars, and chewing tobacco. After taxation, a pack of cigarettes that costs $15.99 will now require an additional 7% ($1.12) in expenditures. Selina Robinson, the finance minister of British Columbia, states that "we are keeping in step with other provinces to ensure that we collect the PST on tobacco products.
As of January 1st of this year, the tax on electronic cigarettes has increased by 13%, with the tax rate rising from the previous 7% to 20%. The tax hike applies to all electronic cigarette products and supplements, including nicotine and cannabis-based e-cigarettes. The Ministry of Finance has emphasized that British Columbia is the first province in Canada to introduce this type of tax.
Teenage Trend of Marijuana Consumption.
A recent research report published in JAMA Pediatrics disclosed that the prevalence of teen cannabis use has doubled from 2013 to 2020. In 2018 alone, approximately one-third of high school students had tried using cannabis.
A new analysis has been conducted on 17 studies published between 2015 and 2021 in the United States and Canada, involving a total of 198,845 surveyed teenagers. The review, entitled "Prevalence of Marijuana and E-Cigarette Use Among Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Studies in the United States and Canada," found that the lifetime prevalence of marijuana e-cigarette use has risen from 6.1% in 2013 to 13.6% in 2020. Additionally, from 2017 to 2020, the prevalence rate of marijuana e-cigarette use has doubled, increasing from 7.2% to 13.2%. Furthermore, from 2013 to 2020, the 30-day prevalence rate has increased by seven times (from 1.6% to 8.4%).
The author stated that during the time frame studied, the increasing popularity of cannabis e-cigarettes may be explained by the growing use of e-cigarette products among young people, which has expanded their access to cannabis e-cigarettes through legalization. Additionally, the risk of harm from cannabis has decreased in the past decade.
Smoking rates decline.
On the other hand, recent research conducted on tobacco and nicotine use in Canada has revealed a 40% decline in smoking rates for a specific age bracket between 2019 and 2020, dropping from 13.3% to 8%. This figure is encouraging with regards to Canada's Health Department's goal of a 5% smoking prevalence rate by 2035. Additionally, the 15-19 age group has already achieved this target, as current smoking rates do not surpass 5%.
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