Fact, record, assumption, or unknown?
Separate what happened from what was written down, left out, or assumed.
Facilitator prompt
Mark each statement F (fact), R (recorded), A (assumed), or U (unknown). Then ask who made the record and why.
Free facilitator outline
A 90-minute workshop for fairer thinking.
A hands-on session for workplaces, health organizations, educators, community groups, and cannabis businesses. It uses more practice than lecture, and no one has to share personal information.
What people will learn
By the end, participants can…
Success means clearer thinking and better practice, not getting everyone to agree about cannabis.
- 01
Use CLEAR to analyze a cannabis-related judgment.
- 02
Tell the difference between stigma, a real concern, both at once, and missing information.
- 03
Notice what a record includes, leaves out, and causes people to assume.
- 04
Rewrite stigmatizing language without hiding a valid concern.
- 05
Ask whether a request for personal information is needed, fair, and protected.
- 06
Name one practice, one decision maker, and one realistic change in their setting.
Run of show
90 minutes, step by step.
- 01
Welcome and baseline
Explain the goals, say that no one must share personal information, set privacy limits, and run an anonymous practice poll.
- 02
Legal, but old ideas remain
Give a short introduction to stigma, real concerns, mixed cases, power, personal information, and consequences.
- 03
CLEAR demonstration
Work through one unclear case. Show each assumption and each missing fact.
- 04
What happened, what was recorded, and what was assumed?
Small groups sort what happened, what was written down, what was assumed, what was left out, and what is still unknown.
- 05
Short break
A five-minute reset before applied case work.
- 06
Stigma or a real concern?
Groups compare cases about impairment, parenting, health claims, smoke, personal information, or work performance.
- 07
Say it another way
Keep the valid concern but remove unfair identity judgments. Practise three ways to respond.
- 08
From words to systems
Name the repeated practice, the person who can change it, a likely supporter, a likely objection, and one realistic request.
- 09
Choose a next step and check the learning
Repeat the opening scenario, choose one next action, and complete a short skills check.
Four main activities
Practise thinking, not slogans.
Use cases with missing information, believable differences of view, and real effects. Avoid examples where the “right” answer is obvious at once.
Stigma or a real concern?
Use all four CLEAR findings on cases where the answer is not obvious.
Facilitator prompt
Name the strongest fact behind your view, the biggest missing piece, and one fact that could change your mind.
Say it another way
Keep the real concern while removing unfair character judgments.
Facilitator prompt
Rewrite the statement as a clear description, a boundary supported by facts, a fair request, or a need for more information.
From words to systems
Turn a repeated label or unfair practice into one realistic system change.
Facilitator prompt
Name the routine, the person who can change it, someone directly affected, a likely objection, and a result you can measure.
Group agreement
Take part without sharing private information.
Say these boundaries out loud. They support honest learning without pressuring anyone to reveal private information or prove their beliefs.
- 01
No one has to share cannabis use, health information, recovery status, legal history, or any other private part of their identity.
- 02
The workshop is not a debate about whether cannabis is good or bad. Keep returning to facts, relevance, fairness, and real effects.
- 03
Do not use one participant's story as proof about a whole group. Hear lived experience without treating one person as a spokesperson for everyone.
- 04
Do not suppress genuine health, safety, child-protection, smoke-exposure, performance, or problematic-use concerns. Make them specific.
- 05
Be clear that this workshop is education, not medical, workplace, housing, government, or legal advice.
- 06
Record disagreement and missing information. Do not reward only cannabis-positive answers.
From CLEAR to change
End with one realistic system change.
Language matters most when it affects records, trust, privacy, access, discipline, care, or other real-life results.
- What repeated practice or decision is producing the problem?
- Who has authority to change it?
- Who is directly affected, and how will they help define the change?
- What information is collected or shared, why is it needed, and how is it protected?
- What facts, skills, relationships, and resources are available?
- What is the clearest realistic request?
- What objection or different way of framing the issue is most likely?
- What result will be measured, who will benefit, and what new problems should we watch for?
Check the learning
Measure what participants can do.
Use the same unclear case before and after the session, then compare the thinking.
Check whether rewritten statements keep valid concerns without unfair character judgments.
Follow up on a documented use of CLEAR, with privacy protections.
Track changes, responsible people, review dates, and unexpected effects.