Marijuana
Chapter 22 Lesson
Pg. 598-600
Seattle Washington
Approved recreation
use on 12-7-12
Marijuana Papers video
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What is the most
commonly used drug in
the U.S.
How does marijuana
affect memory?
How long can marijuana
stay in your body?
Can Marijuana use effect
judgment and learning?
Can marijuana effect a
males sperm count?
Does marijuana use
increase the chances
death?
Is marijuana addictive?
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Marijuana
Impairs Memory
Up to 28 days
Yes.
Yes. It reduces
fertility.
Yes, cancer and
stroke.
Fox Video: Dangers of Weed
http://video.foxnews.com/v/3502038030001/are-we-overlooking-thedangers-of-marijuana-use/#sp=show-clips
7. Yes.
Addiction
There is increasing evidence that marijuana
is addicting. Marijuana raises levels of
dopamine in the brain (pleasure chemical).
 When dopamine levels wear off (drops),
often dramatically, the experience is know
as a crash.
 Even when users recognized that it was
causing problems in their lives, they still
continued using.
 When heavy users stop using, they
experience withdrawal symptoms.
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Addiction continued
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9 percent of users become addicted to marijuana;
this number increases among those who start young
(to about 17 percent, or 1 in 6) and among daily
users (to 25-50 percent).
Thus, many of the nearly 7 percent of high-school
seniors who (according to annual survey data) report
smoking marijuana daily or almost daily are well on
their way to addiction, if not already addicted.
http://www.drugabuse.gov/publications/drugfacts/marijuana
Video: Dr. Drew, Addiction
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fvAcl6aTHUM
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Video: Lady Gaga Says She's Addicted to Marijuana
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIc9qUJXyPo
 Question: when Lady Gaga said she was a “Lily Pad” with
drugs, what does that mean?
Elementary students Dealing
Marijuana
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4th graders accused of dealing pot
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http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/us/2014/04/24/dnt-co-4th-grader-brings-pot-toschool.kusa.html
Questions
1.
How old was the boy who was dealing marijuana?
2.
How many students were dealt marijuana?
3.
Where did the drug deal take place?
4.
How were the parents notified?
5.
How did the student get the marijuana?
6.
Do you agree or disagree with the consequences with the
children and for where they got the drugs?
Elementary students Dealing
Marijuana
Questions
1.
How old was the boy who was dealing marijuana?
1. 10 years old
2.
How many students were dealt marijuana?
2. 3 boys
3.
Where did the drug deal take place?
3. On the school Playground
4.
How were the parents notified?
4. A note from the school
5.
How did the student get the marijuana?
5. From their grandparents
6.
Do you agree or disagree with the consequences with
the children and for where they got the drugs?
Parents losing custody

Video: Medical Marijuana patients losing
custody
 http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/health/2014/03/14
/med-marijuana-patients-losing-custody.cnn.html
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Questions:
Why are parents losing custody of their
children?
What does child protective agency look for in
order to remove a child from their parents?
Is the child protective agency looking at each
case individually?
Because a parent is employed, does that make
them responsible?
Parents losing custody
 Questions
1.
Why are parents losing custody of their children?
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2.
3.
Smoking marijuana in the house around their children.
Leaving drugs out in the open
What does child protective agency look for in order
to remove a child from their parents?
2.
Is there a danger to the child, is the child being
neglected, is there a safety hazard that could
potentially put the child in harms way.
Is the child protective agency looking at each case
individually?
3.
4.
& Answers
No.
Because a parent is employed, does that make them
responsible?
Synthetic Marijuana
 Video:
Synthetic drug raid
reveals scary reality
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSI-QU4U62E
Mental / Emotional
Consequences
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Slowed mental reflexes
May suffer sudden feelings of anxiety and
paranoia
Hallucinations
Difficulty remembering events that just happened
(problems with learning)
http://www.mcri.edu.au/news/2012/august/adolescents-most-at-risk-of-braindamage-from-long-term,-heavy-cannabis-use/ (article)
http://www.mcri.edu.au/news/2012/august/adolescents-most-at-risk-of-braindamage-from-long-term,-heavy-cannabis-use/ (article)
Problems at work or school may develop
Trouble with thinking and problem solving.
Loss of coordination and concentration
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/bestoftv/2012/11/08/exp-jvm-potlegalization.hln (VIDEO CLIP)
Signs continued
 Bouts
of depression
 Fatigue
 Decline in personal grooming
 Decline in school
 Withdrawal from family members
 Personality changes
 Unexplained disappearance of money
or possessions
Marijuana & Cancer
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American lung association:
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Canadian Cancer Society:
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http://www.lung.org/stop-smoking/aboutsmoking/health-effects/marijuana-smoke.html
http://www.cancer.ca/en/cancer-information/cancer-101/what-is-a-riskfactor/tobacco/smoking-marijuana/?region=on
American Cancer Society:
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/lungcancer-nonsmallcell/moreinformation/lungcancerpreventionandearlydetection/lung-cancerprevention-and-early-detection-risk-factors