The Law-Related Education Academy is sponsored by the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education with funding made possible by the Arizona Department of Education School Safety Program.
Clearing the Smoke: Vaping and Marijuana Education Academy
(Middle/High School)
Participant Agenda
Objectives: As a result of this training, participants will be able to…
- Educate students on the long- and short-term risks associated with the use of vaping and marijuana
- Identify strategies to avoid unwanted peer pressure
- Teach the legal consequences connected with drug use
- Provide opportunities to practice making healthy decisions
October 2, 2025
8:30-9:00 AM Check-In
Participants will sign-in and enjoy a continental breakfast.
9:00 AM Welcome, Introductions, & Housekeeping
Introduction of academy faculty and staff. Overview of academy objectives and housekeeping.
Facilitators: Keven Rush and Ashley Cagnetta
Academy Expectations
Participants will discuss expectations for the academy.
Icebreaker
Participants will get to know their peers.
Lesson 1 What is Marijuana?
Participants will engage in a lesson demonstration that teaches youth how the use of marijuana may affect the developing body.
Lesson 2 What is the Impact of Marijuana?
Participants will engage in a lesson demonstration that discusses how unhealthy or unsafe risk-taking results to social and legal consequences.
What Do You Think? Poll Question
Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the interactive poll question tool on LawForKids.org.
Guest Speaker: Brandt Lange
Participants will engage in a presentation that teaches the impact of marijuana and vaping on youth.
Lunch
Lesson 3 Marijuana Laws for Youth
Participants will engage in a lesson demonstration that discusses the difference in Arizona marijuana laws between adults and minors.
Lesson 4 Vaping 101
Participants will engage in a lesson demonstration that teaches youth how the use of vaping may affect the developing body.
Lesson 5 Resistance Skills
Participants will engage in a lesson demonstration that discusses the different types of peer pressure and refusal skills to say no in pressured situations.
Lesson 6 Vision for the Future
Participants will engage in a lesson demonstration that teaches healthier alternatives than drug use.
Wrap Up
Participants will review the training expectations and submit evaluations.
5:00 PM Adjourn
This academy is approved by the Arizona Department of Education and meets the requirements of the School Safety Program.
Faculty
Ashley Cagnetta
Instruction Specialist
Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education
Keven Rush
School Resource Officer
Payson High School