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Marijuana Its not what you remember By: Judi Zabel La Crosse County Health Department/ L a Crosse C ounty P revention N etwork Marijuana Work Group Woodstock Weed Potency about 3-4% THC 72% of all pot was imported Primarily

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Marijuana

It’s not what you remember

By: Judi Zabel La Crosse County Health Department/La Crosse County Prevention Network Marijuana Work Group

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Woodstock Weed

Potency about 3-4% THC
72% of all pot was

imported

Primarily leaves, stems,

flowers and hodgepodge pieces of the plant

Brought into the country

in bricks

Smoked – maybe pot

brownies

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The New Marijuana

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Edibles

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1 in 6 teens become addicted

Keeping in mind that this is based on THC content <12%

The adolescent brain

is especially susceptible to marijuana use.

When kids use, they

have a greater chance

f developing

addiction.

5 Wagner, F.A. & Anthony, J.C. , 2002; Giedd. J. N., 2004

1 in 10 adults and 1 in 6 adolescents who try marijuana will become addicted to it.

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Marijuana and School Performance

Adolescents who smoke marijuana every weekend

ver a two year

period are:

6X more likely to drop out 3X less likely to enter college 4X less likely to earn a college degree

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Drug charges at time of booking

Cocaine Heroin Phen/Amph/Meth, Bath Salts, Plant Food, LSD THC Narcotics (Opioids) Controlled Substances Rx Drugs-Combined (Narcotics/Opioids/ Controlled Substances) 2013 59 30 137 304 122 125 247 2014 60 30 253 287 91 148 239 2015 33 31 297 254 104 122 226 2016 33 44 275 291 93 20 113 50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Number of Charges

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Hospitalizations for r Cannabis are on the ri rise.

225 55 60 35 18 3 328 102 88 47 36 3 414 251 129 52 40 8 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 Cannabis Amphetamine, Stimulants, and Psychoactive Substances Opioid Cocaine Sedative, Hypnotic, or Anziolytic Hallucinogen

NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS HOSPITALIZED (INPATIENT/OBSERVATION & EMERGENCY) TYPE OF DRUG ABUSE

2013 2014 2015 *Combined Hospitalizations = patients admitted to the hospital for inpatient/observation and TEC (emergency). Source: Dr. Brenda Rooney, Gundersen Health System, Community and Preventive Care Services, 7/26/2016.

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Half of Drug Overdose Deaths Have Marijuana Present

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Drugged driving

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What can happen in 5 minutes?

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Perception of Problem-Marijuana

*2014 & 2017-Young Adults and Adults Combined Teenagers Young Adults Adults 2009 67% 72% 59% 2012 62% 68% 65% 2014 63% 61% 2017 61% 64% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% % Moderate or Serious

Perceptions of Marijuana Use as a Moderate or Serious Problem among Teenagers, Young Adults, and Adults, 2009-2017

2009 2012 2014 2017

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Support for Marijuana Legalization, 2017

62% 41% 10% 17% 22% 22% 10% 16% 19% 11% 21% 48%

Legalizing marijuana for recreational use Legalizing marijuana for medical use without FDA approval Legalizing marijuana for medical use with FDA approval

Community Support for Marijuana Legalization, 2017

Not at all Supportive Somewhat Supportive Mostly Supportive Completely Supportive

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“My brother does [marijuana]— he used to be a fun person, but when he started doing drugs he started doing risky things, he also sits in his room alone, and when he’s with friends he’s a completely different person. He’s not stupider, but he doesn’t try to think.”

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Where do we go next? Burden of Marijuana Report Data yet to be collected:

Impaired driving and fatalities
Youth marijuana use
Hospital and Emergency room admissions
Marijuana-related exposure cases
Employers
Disparities
Neo-natal drug impact

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