Basic Facts
This is the common name of the cannabis sativa containing a psychoactive chemical, tetrahydrocannabinol, in its leaves, buds and flowers.
What is Marijuana?
True or False: The amount of Marijuana doesn't effect how long you stay "high" for.
What is False?
two ways cannabis can enter the body
ingestion and inhalation.
eaten and breathed
Rates for this have gone down due to medical marijuana.
What is suicide?
True or False: Marijuana is not linked to school failure.
What is true?
Long term studies done in the U.S.A. have shown higher drop out rates among youths using cannabis.
True or False: Marijuana has been proven helpful for treating symptoms of many medical conditions.
What is True?
It increases appetite.
Depression from Marijuana usually starts in what point of someone's life?
Teen years
2 reasons cannabis use increases the chance of a car crash.
impaired vision, slower reaction times, reduced motor skills, decreased coordination, poor memory skills, perception of space and time can be impaired, decreased balance.
True of False? Marijuana is a gateway drug; meaning that if you use marijuana, you are more likely to use another drug later on.
False
True or False: Marijuana has been shown to cause mental illness.
What is True?
It can activate dormant genes, leading to schizophrenia.
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What is yay?
These are 2 harmful products found in joints (rolled and smoked cannabis)
carbon monoxide, tar, sulfur dioxide, etc...
these are three ways cannabis can affect the body.
acne, faster heart rate, red eyes, impaired concentration, short-term memory problems, relaxation, anxiety, increased appetite, decreased nausea, hallucinations, etc
4 nicknames or slang names for Marijuana.
What is weed, pot, reefer, grass, dope, hash, kush, dona juana, flowers, and jay, Mary Jane, chronic
True or False: Marijuana is legal for people over the age of 19 in Ontario.
What is True.
When marijuana is used, what are three side effects?
Increased heart rate, dry mouth, red eyes, lessened coordination and balance, "dreamy" state of mind, and slackened muscles.
These are some common edibles that can be made using cannabis.
gummi bears, brownies, and cookies.
These need to be labeled properly and kept out of the reach of children.
One way medical marijuana is good.
What is THC and CBD, marijuana's primary cannabinoids, are both cancer killers, marijuana triggers neurogenesis. Layman's terms: It leads to brain cell growth, suicide rates are lower in areas where medical marijuana is available, and there is zero evidence that marijuana causes significant lung damage.
Using marijuana can decrease the number of these in boys, decreasing fertility.
what is sperm?
True of False? Youths using cannabis have impaired thinking and coordination. Over time, they will have lower IQ's.
True
Cannabis can alter the structure of still developing brains.
Emotional effects of Marijuana.
What is constant depressed mood and increased anxiety.
Another term for distorted perception is
hallucinations
True or false? By only using edible cannabis products, you limit the effects, making it okay to drive.
FALSE!!!
The effects of edible cannabis products are often more intense than inhaled cannabis. No one should ever drive after using cannabis (even if they don't think they're high)
In Ontario a person over the age of 19 can legally possess this much marijuana on their person
what is 30 grams?
If you have edibles, this limit includes the entire weight of the edible product (that's a tiny brownie).