Marijuana

Prevention Resources

FACTSHEETS & HANDOUTS:

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• Download our 2-page infographic on marijuana in Southwest CT here 

• Check out our 2019 regional profile on marijuana in Southwest CT

• Set of factsheets on marijuana from CT Association of Prevention Practitioners here

• CBD Factsheet from Time Magazine 

• Dabbing factsheet from Stanford University

• Myth & Facts Sheet + Cannabis Glossary from Prevention Technology Transfer Center Network (PTTC)

• Download infographic prepared for CT Prevention Week 2020

• 2019 Connecticut Epidemiological Marijuana Profile

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SLIDESHOWS:

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• Marijuana: Myths, Measures & Misunderstandings - by the CT Association of Prevention Practitioners (2019)

• The Varied Forms, Potency & Health Effects of Today's Cannabis (Oct. 2019) - Slidedecks from PTTC include:

  • Cannabis and the Adolescent Brain

  • Routes of Administration 

• Note: Please do not alter PTTC slideshows/powerpoints in anyway.

• Marijuana in the 21's Century by Ben Cort

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VIDEOS:

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• The Reward Circuit: How the Brain Responds to Marijuana: 3 min. video from NIDA/NIH

• The Effects of Cannabis on the Teenage Brain: 4 min. video from NCPIC & Turning Point
• Vaping, Marijuana & the Effects on the Adolescent Brain with Dr. Ruth Potee (43 min.)

• Recreational Marijuana and CBD: Panel Discussion at Harvard (Dec. 2019) 

• Drug education video for parents from Courage to Speak (30 min.)

• New Canaan Parent Support Group: Variety of great presentations by notable guest speakers here

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CONSIDERATIONS AROUND LEGALIZATION:​

• Politico November 2019 survey on Americans' views on recreational marijuana and CBD

• Framework & policy recommendations for minimizing youth access & harm from Rethinking Access to Marijuana 

• November 2019 study from Lancet Psychiatry: Cannabinoids not Justified as Mental Health Treatment 

• CT Smart Approaches to Marijuana (CT SAM): Webpage

• CT's medical marijuana program: Website

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