The Canadian government will start tracking cannabis use in a number of major cities by contributing wastewater samples from treatment plants. The announcement coincides with a bill that is moving through Canadian Parliament that is aimed at legalizing recreational cannabis.
The cities that have agreed to participate in the program so far are Toronto, Montreal, Edmonton, Alberta, Halifax, Vancouver and Surrey.
The cities will likely capture data on cannabis use from about a quarter of the Canadian population.
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