While those over 19 could enjoy their first legal joint Wednesday, at schools across the region rules around marijuana use havenB次元官网网址檛 changed much for the underage.
For School District 61, 62, 63, a blanket ban for underage users is in effect, with a varied amount of education available.
In School District 61, Greater Victoria, a large education movement has been in place this year surrounding drugs and their effects. In their 10-month B次元官网网址渟ubstance use snapshotB次元官网网址� campaign, where each month focuses on a certain theme, October was appropriately centred on cannabis.
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| SD61's "Curious about Cannabis" poster is part of their 10-month Substance Use Snapshot campaign. (File contributed/ SD61) |
So far the Snapshot website has seen more than 1,300 visitors, and the campaign itself has had positive feedback.
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For School District 62, Sooke, information on their stance was posted online.
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School District 63, Central Saanich, passed out no extra information and posted nothing online. No one was available for comment by the time of print.
For post-secondary students, most of whom have the legal right to use pot, quiet policies were put in place that mimicked existing smoking policies.
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At the University of Victoria, for example, smoking and vaping has been limited to two specific cannabis-smoking areas at benches marked with green stripes. These are different benches than 12 other benches designated for tobacco smokers.
As far as use goes, in an online statement released on Oct. 15, UVicB次元官网网址檚 protocol for students asks them to use self-reflection and self-awareness when choosing to use or not.
Staff cannot use recreational cannabis at work, though exceptions may be made for those with a doctorB次元官网网址檚 note. However, the smoking policyB次元官网网址檚 enforcement is based on the idea that B次元官网网址渁ll members of the campus community will voluntarily comply with the smoking policy.B次元官网网址�
Camosun College is also using its long-standing rules around smoking and vaping to also be relevant to cannabis: only in designated areas, with a preference that students donB次元官网网址檛 come to class high.
Royal Roads University updated its campus smoking policy to allow the restricted use of cannabis on Campus. Smoking will be allowed in certain areas, separate from tobacco use areas.
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