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1. let’s talk pot

2. Temperature Test

3. CANNABIS 101

6. FALSE FACT OR Pot potency has been steadily increasing over the years .

7. FACT THC levels can be up to 30% in bud form. Concentrate products can be as high as 90%

8. Yukon grade 9 and 10 students reporting cannabis use 6 or more days in the last 30 days (2015, HBSC)

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11. FALSE FACT OR You can’t overdose on pot.

12. Hmm… Poisoning or ‘greening out’ effects can include rapid heart rate, hallucinations, and panic attacks.

13. Mixing cannabis and alcohol can have unpredictable effects • Increases risks • Decreases awareness • Increased feelings of anxiety, panic, or paranoia • Getting too intoxicated, vomiting, dizziness, or fainting

14. HEALTH IMPACTS (Shyshlova & Beazley,2018)

15. HEALTH IMPACTS

16. FALSE FACT OR People can develop a dependence on cannabis

17. FACT Individuals who use cannabis during adolescence will experience problematic use, and/or dependence. (Shyshlova & Beazley,2018)

18. (Shyshlova & Beazley,2018)

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21. (Shyshlova, A., Beazely, M. 2018)

22. (Shyshlova, A., Beazely, M. 2018)

23. poisoning. (Shyshlova, A., Beazely, M. 2018)

26. References Cannabis and Psychosis (2018). The Facts. Retrieved from http://cannabisandpsychosis.ca/questions-answered/ Cannabis Talk Kit (2018). How to Talk with Your Teen. Drug Free Kids Canada. Drugfreekidscanada.org/drug-info/cannabis Fischer B, et al. (2017) Lower-Risk Cannabis Use Guidelines (LRCUG): An Evidence-based update. American Journal of Public Health, 107 (8). DOI: 10.215/AJPH.2017.303818 Frequently asked questions about pot and Driving (2018). Canadian Public Health Association. Retrieved from www.cpha.ca Grindrog & Beazley (2018). Cannabis 101; For recreational or medicinal use. University of Waterloo; School of Pharmacy. Retrieved from https://uwaterloo.ca/pharmacy/sites/ca.pharmacy/files/uploads/file s/cannabis_infographic_bw.pdf

27. References Health Behaviours of school aged children (2016) http://www.hss.gov.yk.ca/pdf/HBSC_Report_Yukon_Canada_2016.pdf Health Effects of Cannabis (2018). Government of Canada. Retrieved from https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/drugs- medication/cannabis/health-effects/effects.html Sensible Cannabis Education (2018) Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Retrieved from https://cssdp.org/youthtoolkit/ Shyshlova, A., Beazley, M. (2018). The 6 D’s for Best Practice in Cannabis Use in Youth. University of Waterloo. Scholl of Pharmacy. Retrieved from https://uwaterloo.ca/pharmacy/sites/ca.pharmacy/files/uploads/files/6ds. pdf Shyshlova, A., Beazley, M. (2018). Youth Specific Adverse Effects of Early Cannabis Use. Retrieved from https://uwaterloo.ca/pharmacy/sites/ca.pharmacy/files/uploads/files/yout h_cannabis_inforgraphic.pdf

28. Thank you

29. Resources • Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services: Access to mental wellness and substance use treatment services for youth and families 1-866-456-3838 • Youth In BC: on line support, confidential, available noon-1am. Youthinbc.ca • 8-1-1 Health Link BC: Access to a registered nurse, available 24/7 • Kids Help Line: Counsellors available 24/7. 1-800-668-6868

30. Scenarios

31. SCENARIO Your crush has finally asked you out! They decide to pick you up and take you to a party. When it’s time to leave, you realize they just smoked a joint. What do you do?

32. SCENARIO You are driving with your friend when you notice that the car in front of you is swerving. What do you do?

33. SCENARIO Lately you have been feeling depressed. A friend tells you that pot helps them to feel happierand offers some to you. What do you do?

34. SCENARIO You are at a family gathering. When you step outside your uncle and cousins are smoking a joint. They offer you some. What do you do?

35. SCENARIO You don’t feel good about your appearance at all. You get called names and are made fun of by others at school. You are thinking of trying pot to see if it helps. What do you do?

36. SCENARIO You drive to a friend's party with the intention of staying over and driving home in the morning. At the party, you and your friend get into a fight and she no longer wants you to stay over. You've eaten a weed brownie and it’s starting to kick in. What do you do?

37. SCENARIO You are at a party with your friends’ parents. Both of the parents have been drinking and smoking pot. When it is time to leave the dad grabs his keys and heads out to the car; he is going to drive you and his family home. What do you do?

38. SCENARIO You and some friends are at a cabin for a long weekend. It’s perfect fishing conditions, but the only one person who knows how to drive the boat has been smoking joints all afternoon. They insist that it's not like driving a car and they've driven a boat hundreds of times. What do you do?

39. SCENARIO You wake up feeling a little sick to your stomach and notice you are already late for school. Your sister tells you to have a puff from her bong to help you get through it. What do you do?

40. SCENARIO You use pot occasionally when it’s offered to you. Never before school and only on a weekend. On Friday after school, you are asked by your parents to look after your little brother until they are back. A friend stops by with a joint and offers you some. What do you do?

41. SCENARIO It is a Saturday night and you are babysitting for a family across town. The mother of the child has agreed to drive you home. When she gets home you think she seems pretty high. What do you do?

42. SCENARIO You tend to have lots of energy most of the time. Everyone else seems laid back to you. Your brother tells you to smoke pot to “chill out a little”. What do you do?