Educate Teens About Cannabis Risks and Help Them Stop

September 2020

You'll see a push to minimize recreational cannabis use in teenagers...due to new guidance from the Canadian Paediatric Society.

Recent data suggest about a quarter of teens ages 16 to 19 will try cannabis...with 1 in 6 going on to problematic use.

And there are more risks linked to misuse of cannabis in teens...schizophrenia, depression, cognitive impairment, etc...since their brains and bodies are still developing.

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