Effects of Cannabis
What is marijuana?
A form of cannabis
What is a form of cannabis?
Hashish
What is a long-term effect of cannabis use?
Can affect the reproductive system
What is NOT a way that cannabis is taken?
Using a needle to inject the drug
What are smoking and eating?
Ways cannabis can be taken into the body
What is an effect of cannabis?
A slower reaction time
What is cannabis made from?
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the plant
What part of the body is affected by tar in cannabis?
The lungs
What are impaired vision, impaired judgment, reduced motor skills, decreased coordination, decreased ability to remember, affected perception of time and space, decreased balance? [List any three.]
Three reasons cannabis use increases the chance of a car crash
What are the fact that there are medical uses for cannabis and the fact that there are also harmful effects of using it?
Two reasons for controversy about the use of cannabis
What is NOT an effect of cannabis?
A better ability to concentrate
What is an effect of cannabis?
Makes your heart rate slower
What are three drug products of the plant Cannabis sativa?
Marijuana, hashish and hash oil
What are quickened pulse rate, red eyes, and impaired concentration, short-term memory and logical thinking?
Side effects of cannabis
What are lower grades and increased absenteeism?
Two common effects of cannabis on schoolwork
What can happen when you drive after using cannabis?
Car collisions
What can happen when using cannabis?
Dependency
What are sources of up-to-date information about cannabis and other drugs?
Local Public Health Units and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
What are tar and carbon monoxide?
Two harmful products in cannabis that are also contained in cigarettes
What are cancer, multiple sclerosis and glaucoma?
Illnesses for which cannabis is sometimes prescribed for medical purposes to reduce nausea or other symptoms
What is a possible effect of cannabis?
Lung problems
How long can cannabis/THC stay in the body’s organs?
Weeks
What is the buying or selling of any illegal drug?
Trafficking
What is hemp fibre, used for making rope, cloth and other products?
Uses of the cannabis plant other than as a drug
What is cannabis?
It can be used in three forms-dried leaf of the plant, hashish and hash oil