Teenagers debate drugs
Broadcast Date: April 18, 1969
Who uses marijuana? In 1969 — as in the decades that follow — it's not just hippies, dropouts and miscreants. According to the students in this high school auditorium, up to half of their classmates have tried pot, including supposed "straights" — athletes, scholars, student council members. In a frank and lively discussion, these York Mills Collegiate students talk to It's Debatable host Elwy Yost and an Addiction Research Foundation expert about morals, taboos, experimentation and pot.Teenagers debate drugs
• A drug is a substance (other than food) used either as a medicine or to stimulate or depress the nervous system.• Most illicit drugs are used for their psychoactive or psychotropic effects; meaning they alter mental processes like thought and emotion.
• Marijuana is a green or brown leafy substance made from the leaves and flowering tops of female plants of the Cannabis sativa genus. Other common names for it include cannabis, pot, weed, grass, reefer and joint. The term marijuana (sometimes spelled "marihuana") is a Mexican word that originally meant a "cigarette of poor quality." Marijuana is the most commonly used illegal drug in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
• Marijuana is either smoked or eaten to produce a "high" that usually lasts between two and four hours. Users often feel calm and relaxed and may become talkative or drowsy. Their senses feel enhanced, and they often become hungry. Physical effects include impaired balance and motor control, rapid heartbeat and red eyes. Large doses sometimes cause hallucinations, anxiety, paranoia and depression. There are serious mental and psychological effects from long-term heavy use.
• The main psychoactive ingredient in marijuana is THC (tetrahydrocannabinol).
• Cannabis is also sold in more concentrated forms, including hashish (hash) and hash oil.
• You can watch a CBC Television item about the different types of marijuana and how it is grown, trafficked and sold here.
• "Hard drugs" are those that are extremely addictive or harmful to the user's health, such as cocaine or heroin. "Soft drugs" are not considered very addictive or harmful. Marijuana is usually considered a soft drug.
• A narcotic is a drug (usually an opiate) that acts as a painkiller, causes dullness or drowsiness, and may be addictive over time. Marijuana is generally not considered a narcotic, but often falls under narcotic control laws.
• Marijuana was first banned in Canada under the 1923 Opium and Drug Act. In 2003 it is covered under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act which makes unlawful possession of 30 grams or less a summary conviction offence punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and/or six months in prison. There are greater fines for possession of larger quantities and for trafficking.
• The Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs 2002 report on cannabis estimates that about 30 per cent of Canadians have used cannabis at least once. The highest rates of use are among those aged 16 to 24. The committee says Canada has one of the world's highest rates of cannabis use among youths.
Teenagers debate drugs
Medium: Radio
Program: It's Debatable
Broadcast Date: April 18, 1969
Guest(s): Diane Jones, Kate Levitt, John Palmer
Host: Elwy Yost
Duration: 14:34
Photo: Homepage image: National Archives of Canada / PA-211915
Last updated:
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the question is wrongly put!!!
in the Netherlands what they call "drugs" is taxed and they live an wonderfull life
in the rest of the world the drugs are consumed but the quality is shiet!!!
if illegal substances were taxed it would be health control and we would know if it was a good thing for us to consume
and also it would destroy the profiters of this situation!!! or is the actual situation like this because those people are getting wealthier and the rest of the world pourer's???
Submitted by: ruifopl
what i don't understand is that more deaths and pregnancies along with rapes are caused by alcohol not marijuana so why is it that pot is elegal but alcohol is not?
Submitted by: alissa
I heard no participants say they don't use marajuana because it's against the law. We live in a permissive society that is frowned on by many Eastern cultures. Their environments are perceived as restrictive and authoritarian from a social and personal perspective. Think of what it would feel like to not even enjoy masturbation.
Submitted by: jim
i believe that if they legalized marijuana it would be better because ppl wouldn't get punished and have their lives ruined. and ppl can get their weed from stores that aren't laced with with harder and worst drugs. it would also bring more creativity for artist or song writers, and a lot of stoners are peaceful soo who knows the world may be a lil more pleasent, just like the 60's 70's and 80's
you cant just blame marijuana for ppl stupidity to doo other drugs. its ussually cus of peer pressure. depression. or they just wanna try it out.and who knows they could have got some bad weed and got addicted. but u cant just blame weed cus of their mistaks.
LEGALIZE!!
Submitted by: Ally
and i dont get how they will legalize cigarettes when they have actual proof that it kills you.... and they also legalize alcohole and u can overdose on that shit and u also dont have a very goood control over your body.
while weed u know what is going on. and u are able to control yourself better than alcohol and other drugs...
Submitted by: Anonymous