“Does pot count?” The girl asking this question looks like a pixie dressed all in black, with metal stud bracelets and black eyeliner. I’m running a group and, as part of it, there is a questionnaire about drug use. I am looking steadily at this girl, and I must look puzzled, because she continues. “I…
I must ask unusual questions in the course of my work. Asking teens why they use marijuana is one of the questions that gets some thought-provoking answers. Here are some of them: “What kind of question is that?” “I don’t know.” “You know – to relax.” “It’s just something to do while hanging out.” “I…
It is 3 months since I wrote anything for this blog, but I have been writing. I have been writing about marijuana, specifically a book about the impact of marijuana on youth mental health: The Parent’s Guide to Marijuana. Since the pandemic began in March 2020, I have observed that the use of marijuana by…