Cannabis

Cannabis 1 Day Session

Aim

To support practitioners to better understand the current situation with available cannabis and cannabinoids and to gain a greater understanding of how to intervene when working with people using cannabis.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the session participants will be able to:

• Give an overview of the current trends which cannabis including synthetic cannabinoids.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the variety of cannabis forms, species and strains.
• Demonstrate an awareness of the main cannabinoids within cannabis and the potential impacts of these on effects and side-effects.
• Describe the relationship between cannabis and mental health issues.
• Describe the role of cannabis in poly-drug use.
• Identify the typical presenting issues for problematic cannabis/synthetic cannabinoid use.
• Recall effective interventions and techniques for working with cannabis/synthetic cannabinoid users including harm reduction.