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“It’s No Big Deal:” My Personal Experience with Cannabis May 30, 2025

Written by a senior at CU Boulder.

Three years ago, I started my first semester at the University of Colorado Boulder. Colorado was the first state to legalize marijuana for adult recreational use. So, you can imagine how popular it is here.

Most people who I met smoked weed. It truly was, no big deal. I saw the casual attitudes towards marijuana, and I saw my friends imbibe regularly, seemingly...

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Popular Culture and Substance Use Apr 30, 2025

Written by Janette, a senior at CLU. 

In today’s society, popular culture plays a significant role in shaping perceptions, behaviors, and attitudes, especially among young people. Popular culture could be defined as a culture that is widely favored or well-liked by various people. For example, when I think of popular culture I think of music. The way music has made an impact in our society and ho...

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La Marihuana: No Es Gran Cosa? Feb 18, 2025

Escrito por Janette, un senior en CLU.

Aunque mucha gente piensa que la marihuana "no es gran cosa," ¿por qué es un problema grave?

La legalización de la marihuana ha permitido que muchos jóvenes crean que es aceptable participar en el acto de fumar. Como resultado, muchas personas, especialmente los jóvenes, ahora lo consideran relativamente inofensivo. Sin embargo, a pesar de su creciente norm...

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Resource Highlight: Cannabis FactCheck Jul 11, 2024

Ventura County Behavioral Health recently updated some of their important online resources. Marijuana FactCheck and Vaping FactCheck VC are now under the umbrella of Cannabis FactCheck, a website that focuses on "what you need to know about teen cannabis use and vaping." (The Spanish version of the website can be found at Datos Marihuana.)

Cannabis FactCheck provides teens, parents, caregivers, ...

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