Quarterly Meeting: Perinatal Collaborative 06/11/18 of Pierce County Marijuana Prevention Education Perinatal Collaborative of Pierce County (PCPC) June 11, 2018 Linda Graves, M.Ed. Youth Marijuana Prevention Education Program Youth Marijuana Prevention and Education Program (YMPEP) PC 2 received a grant from • Washington State Department of Health. The goal of our grant is to • reduce the start and use of marijuana by youth ages 12-20. PC 2 is a group of • community stakeholders led by Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department. 1
Quarterly Meeting: Perinatal Collaborative 06/11/18 of Pierce County Parents, Teachers, Adults Keep Talking—It matters! Create awareness of marijuana products • currently available on the market. Show existing paraphernalia. • Educate the public on Washington State • laws around marijuana use. Inform parents, teachers and other adults • on the health effects of teen marijuana use. Basic Overview If you think that most youth use marijuana, think again! 2016 Healthy Youth Survey 82% of Pierce County youth • reported NOT using marijuana in the past 30 days. Half of teens do not consider • marijuana harmful. Teens think marijuana is “easy to • get” and “everyone is doing it”. Half of 12 th graders reported • having driven a car within three hours of using marijuana. 2
Quarterly Meeting: Perinatal Collaborative 06/11/18 of Pierce County Washington State Law People under 21 cannot: Use, buy, sell, or possess marijuana. • Visit a marijuana retail store (without a • medical card). It is illegal to: Provide marijuana to minors. • Consume marijuana in public. • Drive under the influence of marijuana • or have open product in a vehicle. Take marijuana out of Washington • State. Health Effects of Youth Marijuana Use Marijuana use can lead to: Marijuana use can effect: Addiction. Brain development. • • Academic problems. Learning and memory. • • Mood and motivation. • Judgment. • Marijuana use can cause: Driving, playing sports, • or activity Anxiety, paranoia, or • performance. depressed feelings. Has an effect on • Lost interest in activities. • coordination and Risk taking behaviors. • reaction time. 3
Quarterly Meeting: Perinatal Collaborative 06/11/18 of Pierce County Marijuana Use During Pregnancy & Breastfeeding Little research exists. • One study showed 20% of pregnant • women 24 years or younger tested positive for marijuana use. Research has shown pregnant marijuana • users have 2.3 times greater risk of still birth. May have problems with neurological • development. 5 Things to Know about Marijuana Use While Pregnant 1. There are safer ways to manage pregnancy discomforts without risk of harming the baby. 2. The chemical in marijuana that makes you feel “high” (THC) can transfer to your baby. 3. Smoking and storing marijuana in the home has risks. 4. Marijuana can affect your ability to protect your baby. 5. “Natural” does not mean safe. 4
Quarterly Meeting: Perinatal Collaborative 06/11/18 of Pierce County What is Cannabis or Marijuana? THC or delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (the • part of the plant that gives the “high”). CBD or Cannabidiol (non-psychoactive and • used more for medicinal purposes). It is no longer just the dried flowers and • leaves of the plant. People now make and use marijuana concentrates which are much higher in potency than the marijuana of yesterday. These products are now available in • Washington State. Cannabis Slang Terms The Cannabis industry uses • several terms to describe marijuana and marijuana concentrate products. Kief, BHO, budder, hash oil, • honeycomb, blunt, honey oil, butter, amber, shatter, wax, Moroccan, gorilla glue, strawberry cough, rocky, black, Acapulco Red, Chocolate Thai, Kona Gold, Mary Jane, ganja, gangster, Columbus Black and moon rocks. 5
Quarterly Meeting: Perinatal Collaborative 06/11/18 of Pierce County Cannabis Come in Different Forms Marijuana A mixture of dried, shredded flowers and leaves of the plant Cannabis Sativa. Hashish Made from the resin of the plant. It is dried and pressed into small blocks. Hash Oil Extracted from the plant. This type of oil is more concentrated than the flower. Shatter, Wax and Butane Hash Oil (BHO) Shatter, wax and Butane Hash • Oil (BHO) are potent types of concentrated marijuana. Shatter can be very thin and/or • hard wax substance. The colors can vary from light amber to dark brown glass shards. The potency of these types of • concentrates may range from 60% to 90% THC. 6
Quarterly Meeting: Perinatal Collaborative 06/11/18 of Pierce County Inhalation Smoking is still the most commonly • used method for consuming marijuana and marijuana concentrates. A bowl (hand pipe), water pipe • (bong), hookah, or rolling it in paper (joint or cigar known as a blunt) are most commonly used to consume marijuana. Vaporizing or Vaping Once designed to vape nicotine, • people now use electronic cigarette devices to vape marijuana and marijuana concentrates. The most popular electronic device • among youth and young adults is the JUUL . It resembles a flash drive and charges in the USB drive of a computer. 7
Quarterly Meeting: Perinatal Collaborative 06/11/18 of Pierce County Vaporizing or Vaping Vaping can produce higher- • potency THC content and can be dangerous to the development of teens and young adults. Vaping marijuana does not have • a strong scent as compared to smoking marijuana. Hash oil and nicotine oil look • similar making it more difficult to detect marijuana use. Dabbing Dabbing is another method • of consumption. Similar to vaping but the • heating process produces smoke rather than vapor. Dabbing provides very potent • THC levels. 8
Quarterly Meeting: Perinatal Collaborative 06/11/18 of Pierce County Marijuana Infused Edibles Edibles are foods that • contain THC or CBD. Labeling shows many of • these products as containing 10 mg of THC per serving. Adults should label and • lock up these items. Topicals and Tinctures Topicals are cannabis- • infused products for use on the surface of the skin. Tinctures come in • eyedropper bottles. This consumption method is • not common for youth. 9
Quarterly Meeting: Perinatal Collaborative 06/11/18 of Pierce County Marijuana References on Clothing The number 710 refers • to oils and other concentrates. As you begin to look • deeper, many drug references are NOT that clear. Marketing to Youth • The marijuana industry is aware of the grey areas in advertising laws. Like the tobacco industry, the marijuana industry uses sex appeal, popular media and celebrities to promote sales. • There are events like Seattle Hempfest who find ways around the law, such as putting up tents out of the view of the general public. 10
Quarterly Meeting: Perinatal Collaborative 06/11/18 of Pierce County Stash Compartments Stash or hidden pockets • for house keys, ID and or other valuables. These hidden • compartments might be located in hats, shoes and clothing making it easy for youth to hide marijuana or other drugs. Lock It Up! As of February 2017, the “Not • for Kids” logo was mandated on all marijuana edible packaging. If you use marijuana, label it clearly as Marijuana - Not for Kids. If you or any adult you know • uses marijuana, lock it up! Washington State Poison • Center: https://www.wapc.org/programs /services/not-for-kids/ 11
Quarterly Meeting: Perinatal Collaborative 06/11/18 of Pierce County Keep Talking! Research shows if teens know we • think it is wrong for them to use marijuana, they are less likely to use. Parents or the primary adult are the • number one influence in a child’s life. Tell your teens it is against the law! • Children really do care about what • their parents or supporting adult has to say. Call to Action! What you can do: Educate yourself. • Have frequent conversations. • Join the Pierce County • Prevention Collaborative. Learn more: www.tpchd.org/keeptalking. • www.YouCanWA.org. • www.StartTalkingNow.org. • 12
Quarterly Meeting: Perinatal Collaborative 06/11/18 of Pierce County Contact Information Linda Graves, M.Ed. Health Promotion Coordinator Strengthening Families Youth Initiatives (253) 320-8495 lgraves@tpchd.org www.keeptalking.org 13
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