A green, brown, or gray mixture of dried shredded leaves, stems, seeds, and flowers of the hemp plant.
What is marijuana.
The psychoactive (mind-altering) chemical in all cannabis products.
What is delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC)?
There are over this many # other chemicals.
What is 400?
A joint, a bong (water pipe), edibles (in food), tea, a blunt (in a cigar).
How do people use marijuana?
This percent of Canadian grade 12 students smoke marijuana daily.
What is 10%?
Marijuana is getting stronger. Typical street marijuana contains this many times more THC than naturally occurring marijuana.
What is 4-6x more (5% vs 14-30% THC)?
Marijuana can be addictive. This percent of regular marijuana users develop an addiction to it.
What is 9%?
Marijuana can be a trigger for developing psychosis. Regular use as an adolescent increases risk of developing psychosis by this much.
What is doubles?
Euphoria (high), memory impairment, anxiety, fear, distrust, panic, red/bloodshot eyes, the munchies, increased heart rate and sleep issues.
What are marijuana’s short-term effects?
Person’s previous experience with the drug or other drugs, biology eg. genes, gender, how the drug is taken and the drug’s potency (strength).
What determines how marijuana affects a person?
Irritability, sleep problems, anxiety and craving.
What are withdrawal symptoms? They gradually disappear within about 2 weeks. They can make it hard for someone to stop using the drug
Labeled not fit for human consumption. Shredded dried plant material sprayed with chemicals. Many are now illegal. Emergency rooms report large numbers of young people appearing with rapid heart rates, vomiting, and hallucinations.
What are spice / K2 / herbal incense /fake weed?
True or false. Marijuana use during pregnancy may harm the developing fetus.
What is true? Research suggests marijuana use during pregnancy may be linked to subtle neurological changes and in later childhood reduced problem solving skills, memory and attention.
True or false. Driving while high can lead to car crashes.
What is True? Marijuana can have harmful effects on man of the skills required for driving a car.