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There are a lot of myths surrounding marijuana. Read a passage that clarifies the dangers of teens smoking marijuana, its harmful effects on the development of the brain, and the possible correlation of cigarette smoking to marijuana smoking.
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Instructional Ideas
- Create questions to pair with the magazine article to assess reading comprehension
- Research the updates in science and legislation surrounding marijuana
Classroom Considerations
- Includes an additional version of the article for fourth and fifth graders
- Article compares smoking cigarettes to smoking marijuana
- Article was written in 2014 and reflects legislation from that year; have class members research the most current laws regarding recreational and medicinal marijuana use
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- Provides a smoking timeline along the bottom of the article that tracks the changes in medical and public opinion regarding the consumption of tobacco