Saving Our Youth from the Harms of Cannabis
Dear Laura and John,
When I read the article about your son Johnny in The Epoch Times it was identical to my daughter, Abby, except she fortunately is still with us. I got chills reading and was emotional. I’m in Canada (Ontario) which legalized Marijuana in 2018 under our disingenuous hopeless Liberal government, who used it in the campaign to secure the young vote and use it as a tax grab.… Read the rest
Hi Laura, I read you and your husband’s article in the Epoch Times. I am a 60 year old man from Arizona, retired Probation Supervisor. I was a user 3 years ago. I was shared my wife’s medical marijuana. I had a psychotic episode 3 years ago and could not figure out what happened until I read your article about your son.… Read the rest
My son started using cannabis in high school and usage increased a lot when he moved out and went to college. He had 4 psychotic manic episodes and ended up in the hospital 3 times. He was diagnosed with Bipolar 1 disorder and addiction.… Read the rest
My son found out he was going to be a dad on March 27, so he stopped “smoking weed,” dabbing, and cigarettes that very same day. Withdrawls were so bad that by Tuesday he was having hallucinations and asked me to take him to Rivervalley after-hours facility.… Read the rest
You represent so many families, including mine, whose children have suffered the devastation of thc abuse. On Sept 19 we will gather to remember our sweet Joey. Gone too soon, he was barely 24 years old when he ended his struggle.… Read the rest
When my son Brant was seventeen years old, he had a devastating experience while smoking a large quantity of THC-marijuana. It led to a sudden, major psychotic break, emergency room care, hospitalization for nearly a week, and ultimately his suicide two weeks later.… Read the rest
Our oldest son began using marijuana at 15, he is now 23 and it has been a constant 8 year battle. He has spent his 17th, 19th, 20th, and 22nd birthdays in rehabs. Although he has used other drugs, his main drug of choice is marijuana.… Read the rest
In 2014 when we lived in Colorado, my son celebrated the legalization of marijuana by writing 420, which is code for the marijuana holiday and a time promoted to smoke marijuana, on his clothes and arms. He was a boy scout and played baseball.… Read the rest
A 2014 Open Letter to the Person Who Called Me a Failed Parent
I belong to the club no one wants to join. My son Andy died by suicide in March 2014 at age 31 in Arizona. I have since met other mothers enduring this life change and trying to heal as I am.… Read the rest
Our son triggered his illness using marijuana during his teen years. He did not know he had a genetic vulnerability to THC and it triggered bi-polar and schizophrenia. He had his first psychotic break going into his senior year in high school, that was in 2008.… Read the rest