15th January 2026
A large national study of adolescents conducted by Columbia University has indicated that any level of cannabis use may affect teens' emotional health and academic performance. Just one or two uses of cannabis in a month has been connected with worse school performance and emotional distress in teenagers. You can read more about this study via
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-12-teens-cannabis-impact-emotional-health.html
We have a wide range of excellent resources around cannabis, such as chapter 3 of our Drugs, Alcohol and Nicotine Education workbook which is dedicated to this topic and includes lesson plans and film clips. You can download the specific chapter via Talk about Drug, Alcohol and Nicotine Education tool kit - chapter 3 - Cannabis | Talk About Trust
We also have a CPD learning module on cannabis and a full hard copy activity pack for community settings that can be accessed by contacting kate@talkabouttrust.org