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When should you talk to kids about cannabis? 5th grade, one expert suggests

When should you talk to kids about cannabis? 5th grade, one expert suggests

St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio

January 10, 202325m 0s

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Would you talk to a fifth grader about cannabis? Nichole Dawsey is the executive director of Prevent Ed, and she says that, if done appropriately, around age 10 is a great time to start having conversations with children about cannabis use. Now that Missouri has legalized recreational marijuana and advertisements are going up for where to buy cannabis goods, parents and educators are preparing to have tough conversations with young people about cannabis — but is the conversation tough, or are adults just afraid of being awkward? (Spoiler alert: It’s the latter.)