Marijuana

Marijuana: Also known as cannabis, weed, pot, or dope, refers to the dried flowers, leaves, stems, and seeds of the cannabis plant. The cannabis plant contains more than 100 compounds (or cannabinoids). These compounds include THC and CBD.

THC: Tetrahydrocannabinol is impairing or mind-altering

CBD: Cannabidiol is not impairing, meaning it does not cause a "high."

Marijuana Use Disorder: Affects approximately 3 in 10 marijuana users. The risk of developing marijuana use disorder is stronger in people who start using marijuana during youth or adolescence and who use marijuana more frequently

• Cannabis Screening Test

  Assess your cannabis use with this non-judgmental approach to screening cannabis use issues.

• Marijuana IQ Quiz

  How much do you really know about the effects and risks of marijuana? You might be surprised. Let’s test your marijuana IQ.

ACTIVITIES

• Marijuana Expert Webinar Series

  Johnny’s Ambassadors offers a free, weekly expert education for parents on youth substance abuse, mental health, and suicide prevention. 

• Let's Talk: Parent Tool Kit

  A toolkit for navigating teen substance use created for Marin County. Excellent source of information for parents regarding protective factors.

LINKS

• Johnny's Ambassadors

  Johnny’s Ambassadors educates parents and teens about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicide. 

• Cannabis Psychosis Schizophrenia Connection

  Cure SZ Newsletter describing the link between cannabis, psychosis, and schizophrenia.

• Smart Approaches to Marijuana

  Smart Approaches to Marijuana envisions a society where marijuana policies are aligned with the scientific understanding of marijuana’s harms. 

ORGANIZATIONS

• The University of Mississippi Marijuana Research

  UM’s research interests include studies of the botanical, pharmacological and chemical properties of the cannabis plant. 

• One Chance to Grow Up

  As an initiative of Smart Colorado, Once Chance's mission to keep kids safe from all the dangers of marijuana commercialization. 

• International Academy on the Science and Impact of Cannabis

  IASIC counters the pervasive misperception of the safety of marijuana by international experts who provide science, data and clinical expertise. This non-partisan and non-political group is developed, organized, and guided by doctors. We hope science guides policies that protect the public and create informed decision making.

READING & RESEARCH

• Weed and Psychosis

  USA Today article about cannabis and its link to psychosis

Marijuana: Also known as cannabis, weed, pot, or dope, refers to the dried flowers, leaves, stems, and seeds of the cannabis plant. The cannabis plant contains more than 100 compounds (or cannabinoids). These compounds include THC and CBD.

THC: Tetrahydrocannabinol is impairing or mind-altering

CBD: Cannabidiol is not impairing, meaning it does not cause a "high."

Marijuana Use Disorder: Affects approximately 3 in 10 marijuana users. The risk of developing marijuana use disorder is stronger in people who start using marijuana during youth or adolescence and who use marijuana more frequently

• Cannabis Screening Test

  Assess your cannabis use with this non-judgmental approach to screening cannabis use issues.

• Marijuana IQ Quiz

  How much do you really know about the effects and risks of marijuana? You might be surprised. Let’s test your marijuana IQ.

ORGANIZATIONS

• The University of Mississippi Marijuana Research

  UM’s research interests include studies of the botanical, pharmacological and chemical properties of the cannabis plant. 

• International Academy on the Science and Impact of Cannabis

  IASIC counters the pervasive misperception of the safety of marijuana by international experts who provide science, data and clinical expertise. This non-partisan and non-political group is developed, organized, and guided by doctors. We hope science guides policies that protect the public and create informed decision making.

READING & RESEARCH

• Weed and Psychosis

  USA Today article about the relationship between cannabis and psychosis.