Today’s potent marijuana is a nasty drug. Due to selective breeding and post-harvest processing, the active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), can comprise upwards of 40% of herb marijuana and more than 90% of shatter, wax, and other Butane Hash Oil (BHO) products.… Read the rest
Can My Teen Recover from a Substance Use Disorder? Part II
One result of the abuse of an addictive substance can be a Substance Use Disorder, or SUD. SUDs are primarily psychological ailments, though they may have physical effects if the user’s brain has suffered damage from the substance abused. A SUD can prove harder to recover from than a physical injury, and though they usually can’t be seen, the scars they leave are real and often permanent.… Read the rest
Recovering and Healing from a Substance Use Disorder, Part I
By Laura Stack
My last article on Cannabis Use Disorder garnered a lot of shares on social media, so I wanted to continue that thread and discuss what experts say about your child recovering and healing from a Cannabis Use Disorder.… Read the rest
The Straight Dope About Cannabis Use Disorder
By Laura Stack
Let’s be blunt, shall we? In the short term, marijuana doesn’t have the overdose potential of heroin and cocaine. Clearly, hard narcotics are very dangerous to your health, with readily visible outcomes. Marijuana seems tame by comparison—in the short term, anyway.… Read the rest
Our Allies in the Fight Against Marijuana
If you’re a regular visitor to Johnny’s Ambassadors blog, you no doubt know Johnny’s story, and the stimulus for my fight against marijuana use by young people. For those who may read this in other venues and don’t know me, I’m a concerned, grieving mother, who is active in the movement to discourage young people from using marijuana in any form until their brains are formed—and hopefully never.… Read the rest
Is Marijuana Truly Addictive? Let’s See What the Psychiatric Guide Says
By Laura Stack
The short answer is, “Of course it is,” though that’s way too glib.
We’ve already asked and answered this question in a previous blog; however, many people don’t understand how marijuana can be addictive. Sadly, according to recent surveys, the percentage of the population (both youth and adult) who consider marijuana harmful has decreased significantly in recent years.… Read the rest
Roger S. – November 25, 2020
Your story really hit home with my family. On January 6, 2020, we got the knock on the door from the police, who told us our son Justin had fallen from a crane over 15 stories high. We struggled over a year prior to try to get him some help, with little or no success.… Read the rest
You Know Nothing About Weed
Guest Post by Ben Cort
How do you convince someone that they really don’t know anything about something that they believe they know a great deal about? Seriously, if you wanted to explain to a bunch of strangers who don’t know you from the next guy that something they have held onto as fact just isn’t, how would you start?… Read the rest
Meeting Johnny Stack
By Jill Perry
In April of 2019, I had the opportunity to travel to Denver with my husband on a business trip. We stayed in a hotel in Lone Tree, CO, and during the week I tried to busy myself while my husband worked.… Read the rest
The Dangers of Marijuana Edibles for Young People
By Laura Stack
Art continues to accurate imitate life. In a recent episode of a popular television series, the son of the main character—a high school student—is self-medicating after his father dies. He suffers repeated hallucinations, and at one point, a minor psychotic break.… Read the rest