EFFECTS
True or False—Marijuana affects your lungs.
TRUE—Marijuana smoke deposits four times more tar in the lungs and contains 50 percent to 70 percent more cancer-causing substances than tobacco smoke does
TRUE OR FALSE: Driving under the influence of marijuana does not raise your risk of injury or death from a car crash.
FALSE—it increases your risk of a crash.
Name 2 slang terms for marijuana:
WEED/POT/GRASS/ REEFER/ GANJA/MARY JANE/BLUNT/JOINT/TREES
TRUE OR FALSE: Using marijuana can cause memory problems or mood changes.
TRUE
TRUE OR FALSE: People cannot be addicted to marijuana.
FALSE—Marijuana use can lead to a marijuana use disorder, which takes the form of addiction in severe cases.
TRUE OR FALSE: Most people who use marijuana do not use other drugs.
TRUE
True or False—Marijuana affects your self-control.
TRUE Marijuana can seriously affect your sense of time and your coordination, impacting things like driving.
TRUE OR FALSE: Smoking marijuana is less dangerous than smoking cigarettes.
False—Both marijuana and cigarette smoke can be harmful. More research is needed to fully understand the connection between marijuana and long-term effects such as cancer.
True or False: Marijuana can be laced with other substances.
TRUE—sometimes “blunts” are filled with crack cocaine.
What major organ does marijuana affect regarding learning, memory and coordination?
The brain
Name 2 reasons medical marijuana may be prescribed by a doctor:
Alzheimer's disease
How many states is recreational marijuana fully legal in?
19 states as of 11/6/22
Name 2 negative symptoms of marijuana use:
Poor physical coordination • Red eyes • Problems with short-term memory • Anxiety • Breathing problems • Increased heart rate • Problems with child development during and after pregnancy • Development of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome ( Regular, long-term marijuana use can lead to some people to develop Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (This causes users to experience regular cycles of severe nausea, vomiting, and dehydration, sometimes requiring emergency medical attention)
Name a mental health condition that marijuana use may make worse.
Depression, anxiety, schizophrenia
What percent of youth ages 12-17 say they have smoked marijuana in the past month? *To get this right you need to be within 10% of the correct answer*.
6.5%