THE FACTS
TRUE OR FALSE: The majority of Ohio youth use cannabis.
FALSE: Only 6.22% of youths aged 12 to 17 in Ohio reported marijuana use in the past month.
Which part of the body is also a nickname for cannabis?
Joint
How does cannabis effect your driving?
It decreases alertness, concentration, coordination, and reaction time. It doubles your risk of being seriously injured or killed in a car accident.
When you use alcohol AND cannabis the odds of being in a fatal crash increase by 2,200% (22 times the risk compared to cannabis alone)
If a police officer finds that you are impaired by any drug, including cannabis, you will face serious penalties, including:
Police officers have tests to determine if you are impaired and are now also authorized to use oral fluid screening devices at roadside to help enforce the law.
TRUE OR FALSE: Using cannabis can lead to problems with concentrating, paying attention, learning, remembering, handling emotions, decision making, and thinking clearly.
TRUE: Cannabis can also create problems in your relationships with your friends and family.
It can also affect how well you do at school, at work, doing sports, playing games, and doing other things you enjoy.
TRUE OR FALSE: It is legal for 18 year old's to use or possess cannabis.
FALSE: You need to be 21 years of age and older to buy, use, or possess recreational cannabis.
TRUE OR FALSE: Cannabis is addictive
TRUE: The risk of becoming addicted is 1 in 6 (17%) among those who start using cannabis as a youth. The youth brain is still developing which makes it easier to become addicted to cannabis and other drugs.
What is a nickname for cannabis that is also a name for a gardener's enemy?
Weed
TRUE OR FALSE: Cannabis is the most common illegal drug found in young drivers
TRUE: Most youth believe that it is safe to drive high or be a passenger with someone who is driving high. Driving high can alter your coordination, reaction time, and ability to pay attention.
Plan a safe ride home
TRUE OR FALSE: Using cannabis at a young age, using it every day for a long period of time may cause harm which may not go away when you stop using
TRUE: Using cannabis when you're younger (and by young we mean teenagers, and definitely younger than 16) can increase the risk of problems with your health, education, and social life.
If you use often, try to limit your use, such as using only on weekends or once a week.
Where is it illegal to smoke in Ohio?
Weed smoking follows similar rules as cigarettes - not in public indoor places nor in any area under the control of a school district or an educational service center or at any activity supervised by any school operated by a school district or an educational service center.
FALSE: On average, only 18 % of the European students had used an illicit drug in their lifetime, compared to 35% of U.S. students the same age. Only the Czech Republic ranked higher than the U.S. at 37 %. The U.S. was tied with France for second highest in lifetime cannabis use at 31 percent.
What is an item for cooking that is also a nickname for cannabis?
Pot
TRUE OR FALSE: Smoking cannabis is safe
FALSE: Cannabis has over 400 chemicals in it. Some of these chemicals are linked to causing cancer.
Using cannabis can have the following effects on your body:
1. May decrease your memory
2. May decrease your ability to pay attention and concentrate
3. May decrease your ability to learn
4. It can affect your mental health
5. It can affect your moods and feelings
6. It can damage your lungs
7. It can give you more coughs, colds, and chest infections
Name 2 groups of people that may be easily harmed by cannabis.
1. Youth 25 years of age and under
Children and babies exposed to second-hand cannabis smoke may have damage to their developing brain and lungs
2. Pregnant and breastfeeding women
They may pass the harmful chemicals in cannabis to their babies through the placenta and through their breast milk. There is no known safe amount or time for cannabis use in pregnancy and when breastfeeding
3. Persons diagnosed with mental health issues.
Those with a mental health issue or those with a parent or sibling with a mental health issue are at a greater risk for harms. Including those with a substance use problem or those with a parent or sibling with a substance use problem are at a greater risk for harms
TRUE OR FALSE:
You are not allowed to have any cannabis in your system if you are driving.
In Ohio, it is illegal to operate a vehicle with a prohibited level of marijuana in a person's blood or urine. For blood, the prohibited level is 2 nanograms or more of marijuana per milliliter of blood.
What is the chemical in cannabis that makes you feel like you're "high"?
THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) is the main chemical and is most responsible for the “high”. It also affects your coordination and balance, and may cause you to feel anxiety, panic, and trouble knowing what's real and what's not real.
Cannabis comes in many different strains, with many different percentages of THC. The more THC in the cannabis, the more likely you are to experience negative effects from the cannabis.
What is it called when you take a quick puff?
Hint: Think baseball
A hit
TRUE OR FALSE: Eating or drinking products that have cannabis in them are safer than smoking or vaping cannabis
TRUE: Smoking cannabis (in joints, bongs, etc) is the most harmful way of using cannabis because it affects your lungs. Eating or drinking products that have cannabis in them is safer as it doesn't affect your lungs. But you need to be careful. When you eat edibles, your high is delayed. Pacing yourself can help you avoid what some might call a "bad high". Remember that no method is entirely risk-free.
List 4 possible long-term effects of using cannabis
1. Problems with memory
2. Paying attention/concentration
3. Difficulty learning
4. Increased risk of psychosis (hearing, seeing, or feeling things that aren't real)
5. Increased risk of anxiety
6. Increased risk of breathing problems (ie worsening asthma)
7. Addiction
8. Using during pregnancy or breastfeeding can harm a fetus or a newborn or near a pregnant or breastfeeding parent.
Where can you legally buy cannabis?
Legal sales likely won't start until late next summer or fall. That's because the Division of Cannabis Control has to set rules on licensing, product standards, packaging and more.
It will also take time for businesses to get up and running. License applications for marijuana growers, processors and dispensaries must be available within the next six months. The state has nine months to issue the first round of licenses, which will go to existing medical marijuana businesses and eligible operators under the social equity program.
What is the chemical in cannabis that can be used to help people with health problems?
Cannabidiol (CBD). CBD does not make you feel "high". It has been shown to help with some forms of chronic pain, nausea and vomiting.
What is a plant which requires careful maintenance and is also another name for cannabis?
Grass
TRUE OR FALSE: More Ontario youth drive after using cannabis than after drinking alcohol
Among those driving, only 0.0% to 0.4% tested positive for alcohol while 14.1% tested positive for THC, the main psychoactive chemical in weed.
Each and every time you use cannabis your body and mind may be affected. List 5 possible short-term effects
1. Feelings of intense happiness
2. Relaxation
3. Paranoia
4. Anxiety
5. Feeling like time is moving slowly
6. Psychosis (hearing, seeing, and feeling things that aren't real)
7. Difficulty paying attention
8. Difficulty remembering
9. Shaking
10. Poorer coordination and balance
11. Slower reaction time
12. Increased heart rate
13. Increased hunger
14. Increased blood pressure
15. Dilated pupils
16. Red eyes
17. Dry mouth and throat
FALSE: Recreational cannabis is legal for adults 21 years of age and older, no one can use cannabis at schools, on school property and at school-related activities.
In addition, smoking or vaping cannabis is prohibited at schools, on school grounds, and all public areas within 20m of these grounds.
If caught with cannabis on school property you may be suspended, or have other consequences