{"id":48266,"date":"2022-08-23T09:04:54","date_gmt":"2022-08-23T13:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/?post_type=resource&#038;p=48266"},"modified":"2025-08-14T11:35:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T15:35:36","slug":"effective-cannabis-education-an-evidence-based-youth-led-partnership-project","status":"publish","type":"resource","link":"https:\/\/mentalhealthcommission.ca\/resource\/effective-cannabis-education-an-evidence-based-youth-led-partnership-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Effective Cannabis Education: An Evidence-Based, Youth-Led Partnership Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-this-resource-was-published-in-2022-the-data-may-be-out-of-date\"><em>This resource was published in 2022. 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