In The Age Of Legalization Talking To Kids About Marijuana Gets Tougher
Jeovan Davila
During the first session at the Boys & Girls Club of Westminster recently   facilitator Jeovan Davila  asked the group of students what percentage of eighth-graders they believed used marijuana over the past 30 days. The guesses ranged from 10 percent to 60 percent. When  Davila  told them the correct answer was about 7 percent  the group looked surprised.
 Davila  said  he  doesn't lecture teens about what's right and wrong. Rather   he  gives them facts to help them make their own decisions in the future. For example  if they know that most of their peers don't use marijuana  perhaps they will be less likely to use it.
With the legalization of marijuana and the discussion on social media   Davila  has seen young people talking about the drug more. During the class  some said teens might want to use because they see their family members using marijuana legally.
"The kids do bring it up "  he  says. "We've just got to be ready  letting them know the facts."
During the first session at the Boys & Girls Club of Westminster recently    [TGT] asked the group of students what percentage of eighth-graders they believed used marijuana over the past 30 days. The guesses ranged from 10 percent to 60 percent. When   [TGT] told them the correct answer was about 7 percent  the group looked surprised.
  [TGT] said   [TGT]   doesn't lecture teens about what's right and wrong. Rather    [TGT]   gives them facts to help them make their own decisions in the future. For example  if they know that most of their peers don't use marijuana  perhaps they will be less likely to use it.
With the legalization of marijuana and the discussion on social media    [TGT] has seen young people talking about the drug more. During the class  some said teens might want to use because they see their family members using marijuana legally.
"The kids do bring it up "  he  says. "We've just got to be ready  letting them know the facts."