During the San Luis Obispo High School administration’s individual class address, dean of students Nick Frost asked each class, “Raise your hand if you have heard of dabs or edibles.” A question murmured through each of the stands, “Are edibles an issue on our campus?”
Edibles, for those of you who aren’t aware, are commonly in the form of a high calorie treat such as candies, brownies, and cookies which contain marijuana. These are considered dangerous because there is no way of telling the THC content. Some edibles have higher amounts of Tetrahydrocannabinol, the main active ingredient in marijuana that causes a high, than what is expected which can result in an overdose.
Dabs, is the process of inhaling a vaporized cannabis oil concentrate through a complicated kit. An overdose involving cannabis can result in a “bad trip”, extreme cases of paranoia, panic attacks, nausea, or in some severe and rare cases even death.
Expressions interviewed a sophomore at SLOHS, who wanted to remain anonymous, about his understanding and views on dabs and edibles. He said, “I’ve had a few experiences with pot brownies and cookies.” They are rising in popularity, “Because of how portable and inconspicuous they are.”
Expressions talked to Frost about the current drug issues believed to be on SLOHS campus. When asked if there really was an issue on SLOHS campus Frost said, “There is a drug issue in our society of many different kinds of drugs, and drugs that are legal that people die from taking.”, “We have had instances of drug use, of edibles, of marijuana, prescription pills.” said Frost. Administration intends to combat drug usage on campus through training of staff and bringing awareness to students and their parents.
During a Student Council Meeting, held on September 24, principle Leslie O’Connor said that if students didn’t respect their privileges and drugs continued to be an issue on SLOHS campus, he would make it a closed campus. Expressions asked Frost if a closed campus could become a reality. Frost said, “If it became a huge issue all the time… Yeah. What I want to see is a behavior change.” It was reiterated that a small percentage of students’ poor choices have had a negative effect on the remainder of students.
