For Educators and Prevention Services:
- Youth Media Campaign and Information from Washington State Department of Health
- Online E-Learning Modules from Learn About Marijuana, UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute
- Lessons for the classroom setting from NIH- Minds Matter
- What to look for: Vaping & Marijuana Product Handout
- What to look for: Vaping & Marijuana Product Handout (Spanish)
For Teens:
- A marijuana prevention campaign for youth with information about health effects, consequences, and frequently asked questions about marijuana. CLICK HERE
For Parents:
- Know the Facts / What Parents Should Know – Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board
- A Parent’s Guide to Preventing Underage Marijuana Use
- Washington Health Care Authority- How to talk to your teens about substance use.
- UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute
- The National Institute on Drug Abuse website has the following available:
Information for Pregnant and Breastfeeding moms:
Marijuana use during pregnancy or breastfeeding is risky. Research is still underway to learn more about impacts of marijuana use on pregnant women but some risks that have been found so far include:
- THC, the psychoactive component of marijuana, crosses the placental barrier. It is also found in the breast milk of nursing mothers. Babies exposed to THC through breastmilk have been showed to experience increased tremors, poor sucking, slow weight gain, and poor feeding in the first month of life
- Research indicates that children both to women who used marijuana while they were pregnant have poorer verbal, memory and reasoning ability, poorer motor skills and shorter length of play, and are more likely to be fearful, impulsive, inattentive, hyperactive, and delinquent.
- Some research has indicated that women who use marijuana during pregnancy are more likely to experience placental complications and give birth to babies with a lower birth weight
- Heavy marijuana use may make it difficult to become pregnant because of reduced fertility in both men and women
For more information about marijuana and marijuana use and pregnancy, talk to your health care provider or visit Weed to Know – Baby and You.
For Retailers:
Additional resources
- Health effects of marijuana, CDC
- Learn About Marijuana, UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute