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Cannabis Bulletin Board. Directions: Change fonts and colors to your liking. Print PowerPoint using these settings: Under “Page Setup,” slides “sized for on-screen show”. Under “Print,” make sure you print as “Slides” and not handouts or notes, and one slide will print per page.
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Cannabis Bulletin Board Directions: Change fonts and colors to your liking. Print PowerPoint using these settings: Under “Page Setup,” slides “sized for on-screen show”. Under “Print,” make sure you print as “Slides” and not handouts or notes, and one slide will print per page. Use each page as a different cut-out for your bulletin board. Arrange however you want!
Cannabis users smoke the leaves, stems and buds of the Cannabis sativa plant.
Some “street names” for cannabis are: • Marijuana • Grass • Pot • Weed • Bud • Mary Jane • Dope • Indo • Hydro
The main mind-altering ingredient in cannabis is THC (delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol).
There is justas much exposure to cancer-causing chemicals from smoking one marijuana joint as smokingfive tobacco cigarettes
Marijuana Dangers • Impaired perception • Diminished short-term memory • Loss of concentration and coordination • Impaired judgment • Increased risk of accidents • Loss of motivation • Diminished inhibitions • Increased heart rate • Anxiety, panic attacks, and paranoia • Hallucinations • Damage to the respiratory, reproductive, and immune systems • Increased risk of cancer • Psychological dependence
Chronic marijuana smokers are prey to chest colds, bronchitis, emphysema, and bronchialasthma.
Although most of marijuana’s effects wear off after two or three hours, the THC remains in your blood stream for up to four weeks.
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