You know you want to avoid marijuana, but it’s not always easy to know what to do or say if you’re offered marijuana. Read through this page to get some easy and effective tips.

If Marijuana is offered to you, here are some helpful tips on how to refuse it!

Move : Get out of there!

Here’s what to say:
“No, thanks. I have to be home in ten minutes. Goodbye.”
“No, thanks. I’m going to the arcade. Anyone want to come with me?”
“No, thanks. I have a dentist appointment this afternoon. I’ve got to go.”
“No, thanks. My mom is expecting me home pretty soon.”

Excuse yourself. Explain why you can’t use drugs. (It doesn’t have to be 100% true.)

Here’s what to say:
“No, thanks. I will hurt my basketball/baseball/soccer/gymnastics/swimming (etc.) game.”
“No, thanks. I have asthma.”
“No, thanks. My parents check me out for that kind of stuff all the time.”

Focus on something else. Change the subject.

Here’s what to say:
“No, thanks. Have you seen the new (Band X) video?”
“No, thanks. What are you wearing to the dance on Friday?”
“No, thanks. Tell me more about the (new computer game).”

Urge your friends to quit using marijuana too.

Here’s what to say:
“No, thanks. Marijuana is really bad for you. I wish you would quit using it.”
“No, thanks. Do you know what that stuff can do to your lungs?”
“No, thanks. If you get caught doing that, you’re going to be (grounded for life/suspended/sent to juvy (etc.)”

Suggest something else to do.

Here’s what to say:
“No, thanks. Let’s go skateboarding.”
“No, thanks. I’d rather walk to the store. Let’s go.”
“No, thanks. Being high would make it too hard for me to beat you at (new computer game).”

Educate your friends on marijuana’s dangers.

Here’s what to say:
“No, thanks. Did you know that pot contains higher levels of the same cancer-causing chemicals as tobacco?”
“No, thanks. Did you know that the effects of using pot can last up to 24 hours? We both have better things to do in life.”
“No, thanks. Did you know that pot reduces short-term memory and makes it hard to learn new information? Our grades are too important.”
“No, thanks. Did you know that even teens who get caught with pot can face hundreds of dollars of fines for the first offense?”