New Jersey A1428 mandates age-appropriate cannabis and marijuana education in public schools.

New Jersey A1428 requires the Department of Education, in consultation with the Division of Addiction Services, to ensure the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education include age-appropriate instruction on cannabis and marijuana use. This includes the impact on the adolescent brain and body, the effects of THC, addiction risks, driving risks, and the difference between medicinal and recreational use. The bill also examines external and internal influences on the decision to use or abstain from these substances.

New Jersey A1428 mandates age-appropriate cannabis and marijuana education in public schools.

New Jersey A1428 requires the Department of Education, in consultation with the Division of Addiction Services, to ensure the New Jersey Student Learning Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education include age-appropriate instruction on cannabis and marijuana use. This includes the impact on the adolescent brain and body, the effects of THC, addiction risks, driving risks, and the difference between medicinal and recreational use. The bill also examines external and internal influences on the decision to use or abstain from these substances.