DEBATE CLUB: jeudi 7 avril 2022 - Should the Use of Cannabis be Legalised in France?

Cannabis is now legal in numerous countries around the globe; should France also be one of them? Come and share your opinion at tonight’s Debate Club!

 

VENEZ NOUS REJOINDRE POUR PARLER DE CE THÈME ! 

C'est l'occasion rêvée pour pratiquer votre anglais dans une ambiance détendue. Animées par des professeurs qualifiés de langue maternelle anglaise, les séances de conversation du Debate Club sont conviviales, engageantes et efficaces !

 

DATE / LEVELS

• Thursday, April 7th, 2022
• Faux Début. to Pre Int II

 

TIME / VENUE

• From 19h00 to 20h30
• Aix and Marseille

 

TEACHERS

• Dawn Ebbrell (Aix)
• Terri Galli (Marseille)

 

QUESTIONS FOR DEBATE

What would be the advantages of legalizing cannabis?
What are the reasons for maintaining the illegalization of cannabis?
Do you know what countries have legalized it?
Do you know why these countries have decided to legalize cannabis?
Do you think cannabis is a more serious and addictive drug than alcohol or cigarettes?
Do you think cannabis use can lead to the use of more serious drugs?
Do you think that using cannabis can have significant benefits in certain cases?
What limits should we fix if we legalized cannabis?
What is the difference between CBD and cannabis?

 

VOCABULARY

420
addiction
bong
bud
buzzed
cottonmouth
dispensary
edibles
ganja
getting high
have the munchies
hemp
joint
lighting up
paraphernalia
pot
potency
pothead
reefer
roach
stoned
take a hit
vape pen
wake and bake
weed

 

SEARCH THE WEB FOR IDEAS!

Find articles and/or videos on the web and come prepared to share the information you have found with the others.

 

SUGGESTED SEARCH WORDS FOR THIS SUBJECT

10 countries where weed is legal and you can freely light up a joint ? curlytales.com
Canada is now the world’s largest legal marijuana marketplace cnbc.com
timeline of cannabis law Wikipedia
Where is cannabis legal ? theweek.co.uk

 

SUGGESTED WEBSITES FOR MATERIALS

https://www.bbc.co.uk/
https://www.youtube.com/?gl=GB
www.guardian.co.uk
www.independent.co.uk
www.nytimes.com


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