Category: Share your THC story

From Robert B., writing to two prominent podcasters on THC in athletics:

My daughter, Shana, who is 14, listened to some of your other podcasts earlier in the year and learned so much from you both, as she pursues her running dreams.… Read the rest

I have two sons who have been adversely affected by marijuana use. My older son started using MJ in college. He had his first hospitalization in 2011 at the age of 20 due to a MJ induced psychosis. Long story short this over the years resulted in a bipolar diagnosis, turning his and our lives upside down.… Read the rest

I was a good student at school. I wasn’t entirely great, but I understood that hard work would pay off. Sadly, I was to learn about work-life balance the hard way. At eighteen, I did a gap year (from England to Canada – in Banff).… Read the rest

My son, age 23, is addicted to weed and gambling. He has been struggling for 5 years now. He moved home with me after being in and out of college at OSU. He suffered from severe anxiety and depression. Never leaving his bed.… Read the rest

I want to thank Laura so much for her book, it has been so relevant and helpful to me because my son has gone through a similar experience.  I have been very naïve about the types of marijuana and THC levels, so Laura’s book was a great help to me in terms of education on marijuana, the impacts on the young adult brain, and also an incredible help to me as a parent struggling with my 19 year old who was using marijuana at what I know realize were toxic levels of THC.… Read the rest

My son took his life on Aug. 7, 2021. He was 33 years old – had a Medical Marijuana Card and was using a lot from November 2020- June 2021. He was living at home and struggling with failed financial investment business (three engineering degrees – master’s in mechanical engineering).… Read the rest

Thank you, Laura,  for organizing this walk and making this happen so we can help educate others and effect change in legislation. My son had 2 psychotic episodes and is now 22. My husband and I are both MDs and we were completely unaware of the high dose THC available and the many terrible health consequences.… Read the rest

My daughter has been using Stizzy heavily; it’s 80% THC, and suffered cannabis induced psychosis. The last three months she has some level improvement but not much, and the day before yesterday, she decided to go out on her skateboard on a very busy street at midnight, and she was hit by a car.… Read the rest

My son graduated high school in 2013, he didn’t seem much different from the rest of his brothers except that he was hooked on hockey. He wanted to eventually play for the NHL. He and his father had a strategy on how to proceed.… Read the rest

Yet another similar story.  Our son (20 as well) became psychotic after ingesting a 50 mg edible on his birthday (6/10) while he was also going through a dab cartridge every few days. He became increasingly paranoid and angry (180 degree turn from his usual gentle nature) to the point where he was so aggressive I had to leave my own house. … Read the rest