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Cesar Leos-Toro

University of Waterloo, University of Zurich
Verified email at uwaterloo.ca
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[HTML][HTML] Food insecurity and mental health among females in high-income countries

…, CM Perlman, C Leos-Toro… - International journal of …, 2018 - mdpi.com
Food insecurity is a persistent concern in high-income countries, and has been associated
with poor mental health, particularly among females. We conducted a scoping review to …

Prevalence and forms of cannabis use in legal vs. illegal recreational cannabis markets

S Goodman, E Wadsworth, C Leos-Toro… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Recreational or ‘non-medical cannabis’ has been legalized in several US states,
and was legalized federally in Canada in October 2018. There is little comparative data on …

Cannabis labelling and consumer understanding of THC levels and serving sizes

C Leos-Toro, GT Fong, SB Meyer… - Drug and alcohol …, 2020 - Elsevier
Objective As part of cannabis legalization in Canada and several US states, regulations
specify how THC levels should be labelled on products; however, there is little evidence on the …

The impact of plain packaging and health warnings on consumer appeal of cannabis products

S Goodman, C Leos-Toro, D Hammond - Drug and alcohol dependence, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Canada implemented ‘plain packaging’ regulations and rotating health warnings
for cannabis products upon legalizing non-medical cannabis in October 2018. Plain …

[HTML][HTML] Attitudes toward COVID-19 vaccination among young adults in Zurich, Switzerland, September 2020

C Leos-Toro, D Ribeaud, L Bechtiger… - … journal of public …, 2021 - ssph-journal.org
Objectives: Young adults are essential to the effective mitigation of the novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
given their tendency toward greater frequency of social interactions. …

Perceived support for medical cannabis use among approved medical cannabis users in Canada

C LeosToro, S Shiplo, D Hammond - Drug and alcohol review, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction and Aims Very little is known about the social experience of medical cannabis
use, including the experience of stigma among approved users. The current study examined …

[HTML][HTML] Cannabis health knowledge and risk perceptions among Canadian youth and young adults

C Leos-Toro, GT Fong, SB Meyer, D Hammond - Harm reduction journal, 2020 - Springer
Background Although recreational cannabis is now legal in Canada, little empirical evidence
exists regarding young Canadians’ cannabis literacy, cannabis-related risk perceptions, …

Perceptions of effectiveness and believability of pictorial and text-only health warning labels for cannabis products among Canadian youth

C Leos-Toro, GT Fong, SB Meyer… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background Health warnings have been shown to increase knowledge and awareness of
health risks, influence social norms, and reduce consumption of tobacco products. With the …

Cannabis consumption, purchasing and sources among young Canadians: The cannabis purchase and consumption tool (CPCT)

C Sikorski, C Leos-Toro, D Hammond - Substance Use & Misuse, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Despite its extensive use, there is a paucity of research on consumption and
purchasing patterns of cannabis, especially by modes of delivery. Objective: To assess the self-…

Methods to assess cannabis consumption in population surveys: Results of cognitive interviewing

S Goodman, C Leos-Toro… - Qualitative health …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The Cannabis Act legalized the possession and sale of nonmedical cannabis in Canada on
October 17, 2018. Evaluating the impact of cannabis legalization requires a more thorough …