The following resources were developed by Associate Professor Michael Beazely and pharmacy students Anastasiya Shyshlova, Janhavi Malhotra, and Christina In, and by Associate Professor Kelly Grindrod and her team as part of the Pharmacy5in5 project.
Permission requests for reproduction, adaptation, translation or other uses of any of these resources in electronic or print media, educational materials etc. should be directed to phrcpd@uwaterloo.ca.
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The development of some of these resources was supported by the Waterloo Region Integrated Drugs Strategy and the Kitchener Waterloo Community Foundation. The translated versions below were created in collaboration with Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital.
General cannabis resources
- Cannabis use in pregnancy (PDF): explains risks associated with using cannabis when pregnant
Cannabis edibles resources
Cannabis use and youth resources
5 things to know about cannabis use in youth
- Youth specific infographic (PDF): Adverse effects of early cannabis use
- OOPS infographic (PDF): discusses strategies to avoid accidental cannabis poisoning in children
The following infographics focus on reasons to delay cannabis use and strategies to make using cannabis safer.
- 4Ds of best practice for cannabis use in youth (PDF)
- 5Ds of best practice for cannabis use in youth (PDF)
- 6Ds of best practice for cannabis use in youth (PDF)
Translated Cannabis Resources
- Chinese, Simplified - 6Ds Cannabis in Youth (PDF)
- Chinese, Simplified - Youth Cannabis Infographic (PDF)
- Chinese, Traditional - 6Ds Cannabis in Youth (PDF)
- Chinese, Traditional - Youth Cannabis Infographic (PDF)