True or False
True or false:
Once you are legally able to possess marijuana, you can smoke in public.
What is false. It is illegal to use marijuana, in any form, in public.
The main ingredient in marijuana.
What is THC - delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
Age to use/possess marijuana legally in Maryland
21
An unscheduled break from school.
What is suspended.
True or false:
1 in 6 teenagers who use marijuana will become addicted
What is true.
What is a misconception most people have about marijuana?
What is you cannot overdose.
Category of which marijuana belongs to (which schedule)
What is schedule 1
A permanent vacation from work.
What is fired.
True or false:
The FDA has not approved the use of medical marijuana in the United States
What is true.
3 short-term effects of marijuana
What is
poor memory and ability to learn
short attention span
dangerous driving behavior
food cravings
altered sense of time and space
Amount of marijuana someone can possess that will result in a fine, citation, and/or court-ordered drug treatment programs
What is 2.5 ounces
Can marijuana contain other drugs when you buy illegally?
What is yes. Some times there may be other drugs such as ecstacy, cocaine, or MDMA in the marijuana, as well as harmful fungus or pesticides.
True or false:
Marijuana is legal recreationally in most U.S states.
What is false - more than half of the US still criminalizes the use of marijuana for recreational use (map)
3 long term-effects of marijuana
What is
depression
anxiety attacks or feelings of paranoia
reduction in reproductive hormones
chronic coughing
lung infections
risk of addiction
Possession of more than 2.5 ounces of marijuana can result in
What is criminal penalties
Is smoking marijuana safer than smoking cigarettes?
What is no. Marijuana and tobacco smoke are fairly similar. Many of the toxic compounds (tar, carbon monoxide, cyanide) are found in similar levels in both types of smoke, but one carcinogen is found in higher concentrations in tobacco, so there is a small difference between the two.
True or false:
Marijuana is the most common drug used in the United States.
True.
A mental health issue that a person is more at risk for when using marijuana.
What is
anxiety
depression
schizophrenia
Can you be charged for driving under the influence of marijuana?
What is Yes. you can be charged. Although there is no breathalyzer for marijuana in cop cars, specially trained police can tell if you are high, and then you could be charged.
Is secondhand marijuana smoke harmful?
What is yes. A recent study on rats suggests that secondhand marijuana smoke can do as much damage to the heart and blood vessels as secondhand tobacco smoke.