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Samuel replied to the discussion 5 Years of Cannabis Legalization in the forum Cannabis and Youth

Mon, 23 Oct 2023 20:00:31 -0400

Reply to 5 Years of Cannabis Legalization

I have personally never looked at the consumption of cannabis as something positive, even if it were for leisure purposes, so its decriminalization is not positive to me. However, people who like it, would still consume it even if it were to be criminalized. It is this unsupervised consumption that causes problems. So it is better to…

Samuel replied to the discussion Why is anti-Black racism still a problem in Ontario? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 19:36:10 -0400

Reply to Why is anti-Black racism still a problem in Ontario?

Because many people refuse to check their behaviors. If they do, they can easily find blind spots where microaggressions and unconscious biases hide. So they don’t see the need to change. they don’t even know they need to change harmful behaviors.

Samuel replied to the discussion What is One Simple Thing you could do to center Black youth wellbeing in your work? What is One Simple Thing that your organization could do to center Black youth wellbeing? in the forum Centering Black Youth Wellbeing

Mon, 16 Oct 2023 19:32:47 -0400

Reply to What is One Simple Thing you could do to center Black youth wellbeing in your work? What is One Simple Thing that your organization could do to center Black youth wellbeing?

Education is key. When one learns and unlearns about the histories of the different Black peoples (taking into consideration intersectionality), one becomes empowered with knowledge and information that can help them view things from much more empathetic perspectives. They can easily decide to throw away bad habits while incorporating the…