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Pot use among Canadian adults up  

The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health Monitor eReport found, on average, marijuana users in 2005 were 31 years old compared to their 26-year-old counterparts in 1977.

However, Dr. Jurgen Rehm, the center's senior scientist and one of the study's lead investigators, said marijuana use in Ontario among adults is generally infrequent . . .

"Substance use, mainly tobacco and alcohol use, costs Canada almost $9 billion in healthcare costs alone each year," Rehm said.

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