Investigator Nathan Bowerman Ontario County Sheriff’s Office April 28, 2018

My Background 9 Years with the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office Filed Training Officer General Topics Instructor SFST Instructor Certified Drug Recognition Expert (DRE) DRE Instructor Former School Resource Officer for Victor Schools

What’s going on in Schools?

E-Cigarettes

Not Just for Nicotine

Not your dad’s Weed! Green leafy marihuana still most common Up until recently THC concentration was around 10% New hybrid strains being grown have THC concentrations over 40%

Other Forms of Cannabis Butane Hash Oil: Wax, shatter, honey, oil, dabs etc…. Concentrated, highly potent THC Typically between %50-%75 pure THC Can get highly refined to above %95 pure THC

Edibles Difficult to know dosage Marketed towards children Dangers of accidental ingestion

Pill Problem

Safe? Accessibility? More socially acceptable? Why Do Kids Like Pills? Safe? Accessibility? More socially acceptable?

How do they get started? Found in medicine cabinet Purchased/given from friend/dealer Prescribed by physician

Questions?????