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Canada: Youth and cannabis: Voices from the 4-20 celebration Jacquie Miller Ottawa Citizen Friday 20 Apr 2018 Why she smokes pot: “I have really bad anxiety. It totally calms me down.” What she think of the risks: “I’m sure there are more benefits than harms. I’d rather not take pills. I’ve been smoking it since I was 16. It could (damage brain cells), but not mine. Or if it has, I haven’t felt it.” Brooke, 16 How she started smoking at age 10: “I was really stressed one day and a friend at school said, ‘You’ll want to smoke a joint.’ And I said, ‘Oh, why not?’ And it really calmed me, so I continued.” What she likes about pot: “I try to smoke every day. It makes me really happy and super calm. I just really don’t care about anything when I’m high.” On the risk that weed hurts developing brains: “I don’t believe it. If anything, it makes you smarter. I think a lot when I’m high.” Where she gets her supply: “I get it from my friend’s dad. He gets medical marijuana for his back, but he also sells it. He sells it to anyone, but you have to be a little older than, say, 12.” Etienne Carrier, 17 Why he doesn’t smoke pot: “I play hockey, so I avoid smoking weed. It makes it hard to breathe, and we play every day. If I smoked, it would be hard to play.” On the risks: “I don’t think you’ll be like a vegetable if you smoke it once in a while. It’s not very dangerous. It’s less dangerous than alcohol.” On who else uses pot: “A lot of my friends smoke it, people in my class, people in my school. It’s just not necessary for me.” Why he was on Parliament Hill during the 4-20 celebration: His hockey team from Rimouski, Que., was in town for a tournament and took some time out to tour the Hill. Brandon Bellefeuille, 18 Why he smokes pot: “Obviously, for the good feeling. But it can also do something for (his stomach ulcers). I can go from feeling sick to my stomach, to not feeling sick.” How he learned about cannabis: “I was educated about it from a very young age … it’s a medical thing for my father. I’ve seen how it helped him, so I thought maybe it could help me.” His estimate of how many students smoke pot at his high school: “Seventy five per cent at least. To be honest, I do see sometimes people getting brain-dead.” On the health risks: “It’s not something that affects me. I understand that it can stop your brain developing, but that’s on you. It’s really your choice.” http://ottawacitizen.com/news/local-news/youth-and-cannabis-voices-from-the-4-20-celebration
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