Programs warning youth against driving high ramp up ahead of legalized pot
TORONTO — Alexis Vegh is working what could be a tough crowd — about a dozen young people in their late teens and early 20s — and she’s here to speak to them about the risks of driving high after smoking pot.
“I use quite a bit of slang during the presentation,” she bluntly informs them as she begins her hour-plus-long talk.
“Weed, piff, kush,” she says, firing off some street names for cannabis to surprised laughter. “Lit is high. Ball up. Spark up.”
Vegh is speaking their language — and she’s got their attention.