At this South Bronx magnet program, kids get schooled in cannabis

Middle school students at an after-school health education program in the South Bronx start the session by sharing what they already know about cannabis. The seventh-graders from Intermediate School 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magnet School understand it comes from a plant. It smells, they say, and it can feel addictive. They’ve heard it can impact your lungs. Peer facilitators, who are …