{"id":45117,"date":"2018-10-13T11:24:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-13T17:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/?p=45117"},"modified":"2021-02-08T07:44:30","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T14:44:30","slug":"pot-may-be-legal-but-some-students-favour-limits-on-campus-consumption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saitjournalism.ca\/thepress\/2018\/10\/13\/pot-may-be-legal-but-some-students-favour-limits-on-campus-consumption\/","title":{"rendered":"Pot may be legal, but some students favour limits on campus consumption"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sweet Sickening Smokes: <\/strong> Remaining cigarette butts at SAIT in Calgary on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. This will only continue to grow if Cannabis is treated like cigarettes. (Photo by Brett Klassen\/The Press)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

C<\/span>annabis may be about to become legal in Canada, but that doesn’t mean everyone thinks that using it in public is a good idea.<\/p>\n

I<\/span>n fact, many students are on the fence about pot, on the eve of legalization on Oct. 17.<\/p>\n

SAIT students interviewed in September found that some students believe marijuana should be treated the same as tobacco.<\/p>\n

Others were concerned that pot use could put students at risk of impairment and\/or addiction to the substance.<\/p>\n

According to the Government of Canada<\/a>, every time cannabis is used it can affect impair a user’s ability to drive safely or operate equipment, make it harder to learn and remember, and affect mood and even mental health.<\/p>\n

But even with the risks, there are also some great benefits, according to SAIT student Miranda Terpstra.<\/p>\n

Terpstra, who is a first year in the new media production and design program, said that cannabis can be useful for many students who deal with health issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cCannabis is used in treatment for anxiety, eating disorders, epilepsy and many other conditions in life. Therefore, their school life may also suffer,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Terpstra believes that using cannabis while in school is a two-edged sword.<\/p>\n

Users also may become unmotivated and \u201clazy\u201d if they frequently use the substance.<\/p>\n

The risk of a student\u2019s academic life is all about how much pot a person uses, said a cannabis user who withheld his name, due to employment issues.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarijuana can be helpful for the student trying to deal with anxiety, depression or insomnia, which are all common among college age students,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the positives [with treating marijuana like cigarettes] would include breaking the stigma around marijuana users, mental health benefits, and fewer pointless run-ins with the police,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Treating cannabis like cigarettes would a huge step forward for a post-secondary campus, he added.<\/p>\n

He said that it would serve to show the campus as a progressive and open minded place that does not judge or discriminate, as well as changing with the times, and the law.<\/p>\n

There are some types of marijuana without THC, the cannabinoid that produces the intoxicating or \u201chigh\u201d feeling one would normally feel after smoking.<\/p>\n

According to CanniMed<\/a>, a cannabis distributor governed by Health Canada, \u201cCBD lacks nearly any psychoactive effect and is showing promise with epilepsy, including children with a severe form called Dravet\u2019s Syndrome.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terpstra said that CBD cannabis and products would be fine if treated like cigarettes, but with tighter rules governing use on a post-secondary campus<\/p>\n

\u201cCigarettes and marijuana should only be smoked in one designated area of campus, instead of anywhere you want,\u201d said Terpstra.<\/p>\n

Terpstra said that the smell may be intrusive to many students, and is probably unpleasant for those with asthma.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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