Saving Our Youth from the Harms of THC
Letter of Accountability
Dear Mom and Dad, As you probably know, I am writing a Letter of Accountability to you. In this letter, I will talk about my past actions and what was going on for me. I know my using has affected you… My using made me lose motivation for school also. … Read the rest
My beautiful boy Trevor died 3 days before Johnny Stack died, 11/17/19, in his dorm room at Sonoma State University, after ingesting a “blue 30” street pill that was a lethal dose of 3 types of fentanyl. His unformed brain caused the neurons to search out a higher high after being introduced to cannabis at age 14.… Read the rest
My son Joseph, I call him Joey, is my only son, and the youngest of three. He would be almost 29 years old. I am in the 57th month since he left this earth and I still wondering what might have saved him if circumstances had been different.… Read the rest
By Laura Stack
Around 2010, marijuana hash oil products appeared, and dispensaries began to carry early versions of budders, saps, and waxes. They weren’t common when voters voted to legalize recreational marijuana in Colorado in 2012. But by 2015, these new-fangled high-potency waxes and extracts started appearing in high schools.… Read the rest
I saw your sons story on the news about a month ago. First off, I am so deeply sorry for the loss of your son. I can’t imagine the agony and the loss. I’m so, so sorry. Thank you for educating people, and especially young people on the dangers of dabbing.… Read the rest
Before going to work in a Massachusetts medical marijuana dispensary for a year and a half as a budtender, I was a mentally healthy physical therapist. I was passionate about the cannabis plant. I believed that not only was it natural, harmless, and non-addicting, but also that it was a beneficial medicine for the body and mind. … Read the rest
By Laura Stack
Today, June 8, 2021, marks the dawn of a new epoch in protecting youth from the harms of marijuana, signaled by the overwhelming bi-partisan passage of Colorado House Bill 1317 to regulate marijuana concentrates (http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/hb21-1317). More than seven years after the passage of legal recreational marijuana, the Colorado legislature recognized how high-potency marijuana can harm young people and put several important regulatory measures into place.… Read the rest
When our son was in psychosis he would stop using THC but when he would recover he would go back to it. It’s taken 4 years of constantly standing with him through this and encouraging him to remain on his medications and refrain from THC.… Read the rest
Our 25 year old son is essentially lost to us right now. He has been down a long dark road that started in early high school when he began to use marijuana. He has continued to use it, but has progressed to abusing alcohol, prescription drugs, street drugs of all kinds, and has had a screen addiction for years as well.… Read the rest
Guest post by Kevin Sabet
This week, House Democrats on Capitol Hill will re-introduce the Marijuana Opportunity and Reinvestment and Expungement Act, otherwise known as the MORE Act. For those who are following along, this bill was passed out of the House last year during the December “lame duck” session following the November election.… Read the rest