{"id":3641,"date":"2025-08-27T21:15:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T19:15:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/?post_type=tools&#038;p=3641"},"modified":"2026-01-29T17:27:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T16:27:33","slug":"psychoactive-substances","status":"publish","type":"tools","link":"https:\/\/www.rcaaq.ca\/en\/tool-and-resource\/psychoactive-substances\/","title":{"rendered":"Psychoactive substances"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"item item--medium component-block-boxes gradient-background\" \t\tstyle=\"\"\n\t>\n\t\t<div class=\"container-small\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__list\" role=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__item\" role=\"listitem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"block-boxes__title h4\">What is cannabis?<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-boxes__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"block-boxes__description\">Cannabis is a psychoactive drug produced by the cannabis plant. 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