Today’s Marijuana: More legal, and more potent
The expanding legality of selling and using marijuana and its derivatives has made products containing the plant’s psychoactive ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), more widely available and more widely accepted. And those products are increasingly more potent.
Potency is about the amount of THC present in the plant material or in marijuana products like oils, capsules, and ointments, or edibles such as gummies, candy bars and sodas. It is important for both employers and employees to understand the importance of potency, how it has changed, and the concerns associated with high-potency marijuana.
Adult Use Cannabis Legalization Update: Ohio Legal Sales Have Started
While proposed revisions from both the Ohio Senate and House remain stalled and the Legislature is now on break, the Division of Cannabis Control continues its rule-making process to create the administrative framework for the legal sale of adult use marijuana.
Why Doesn’t Working Partners® Use The term “Recreational Marijuana?”
While the terms “recreational” or “rec” are commonly used by the public, here are some reasons we encourage you to not use the term when discussing marijuana, especially with employees.
- Legal Context: Most state that have legalized cannabis use the term “adult-use”.
- Age Restrictions: “Recreational” implies there are no age restrictions, yet every state that has legalized does limit it to adult use.
- Perception: The word “recreational” can imply marijuana is simply leisurely and fun, like swimming, hiking or camping. This perception downplays potential negative consequences of its use.
Words Matter.
As a society we are trying to change our relationship with what has been our country’s most misused illicit drug. What language we use matters.
Other Resources:
Drug Testing in the Age of Marijuana Normalization: You Have More Options Than You Think
Top 10 Misperceptions About Marijuana
Top 10 Marijuana Myths
