Saving Our Youth from the Harms of THC
February 2026
This study found that cannabis use among Canadians is linked with anxiety, depression, and suicidality. From 2012 to 2022, both cannabis use and depression and anxiety disorders rose, with stronger links between them over time. These findings reveal a growing association between cannabis use and depression, anxiety, and suicidality in Canada.… Read the rest
Recent psychiatric research indicates that people who suffer from either psychosis spectrum disorders or Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) have increased suicide risks. Also, it has become clear that schizophrenia occurs more often among those with CUD than it does for those without it.… Read the rest
What do you tell teens about Trump’s Executive Order moving marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III? Please share this article with this for a plain-language explanation!
Hi, my name is Laura Stack. I’m a mom who started Johnny’s Ambassadors, a nonprofit that warns teens and parents about the dangers of today’s super-strong marijuana and THC products.… Read the rest
Nearly six years ago, on November 20, 2019, my beloved 19-year-old son, Johnny, took his life. As many of you know, he had a psychotic episode from using high-potency THC concentrates. I can’t believe it’s been six years. So much has happened.… Read the rest
Johnny’s Ambassadors two books, The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story, and The Impact of THC on Our Children: A Parent’s Worst Nightmare are FREE on eBook from Aug. 20-24, 2025.
Read the August 19, 2025 Johnny’s Ambassadors Newsletter
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Over recent years, people in the United States have become more aware of the nation’s mental health crisis. And there’s been a lot of concern surrounding mental health and American youth in particular, considering that 11%–17% of teens in the country experience major depression in their lives, putting them at a higher risk of suicide.… Read the rest
Cumulative scientific evidence has demonstrated an association between marijuana use and increased suicide rates, especially among young people. In Colorado alone, where suicide is now the #1 cause of death for youths aged 10-18, 41.4% of those individuals had THC in their toxicology reports in 2021, far more than alcohol.… Read the rest
My forever-19-year-old son, Johnny, would have been 23 years old tomorrow, February 7. I was emailing with a friend about it, who also lost her son to suicide and is in the suicide prevention field now. She was recently attending a conference, where someone told her suicide was no longer the #1 cause of death for teens in Colorado as of 2021 — that it was overdose.… Read the rest
Three years ago, on November 20, 2019, my beloved 19-year-old son, Johnny died by suicide after becoming psychotic from dabbing high-potency marijuana wax. We miss him so much.
Every day, I wake up and put on my figurative grief backpack. It used to be very heavy, and it’s gotten easier to bear over the years, but I always wear it.… Read the rest
National Marijuana Facts Week (NMFW) is an annual, week-long, national health observance created by Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth Marijuana Prevention to raise public awareness about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicidality.
The week-long observance kicks off with a “bang” on Monday, July 4 and symbolically culminates on Sunday, July 10 (see what is Anti-710 Dab Day?),… Read the rest