Video:Marijuana – A Developmental Perspective 22 min
Handout: Marijuana – The New Alcohol
Key words:
Tetrahydrocannabinol, THC, endocannabinoid
• Prenatal impact: Limbic & Prefrontal,
dopamine, placenta, carbon monoxide,
premature, stillbirth. Long-term executive &
emotional problems, addiction, paranoia.
• Disrupts modulation of neural transmission,
plasticity, synaptogenesis, myelination, neural
network.
• Hazards: 2nd hand smoke, THC in breastmilk.
edibles, toxins, high concentration, substance
use disorder, hallucination, psychosis, driving
impaired, arrested development.