Johnny’s Ambassadors at the United Nations

What an incredible week we had in Vienna at the United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs CND conference! It was our first time to Vienna, which is a beautiful city with rich history, as well as delicious coffees and pastries!

Our first business meeting was with Sara Carter, the Director of the ONDCP (Office of National Control Policy), with Amy Ronshausen from the Drug-Free America Foundation and Shane Varco from the Delgarno Institute in Australia.… Read the rest

The impact of schizophrenia genetic load and heavy cannabis use on the risk of psychotic disorder in the EU-GEI case-control and UK Biobank studies

In the current study, released in the journal Psychological Medicine in December 2024, researchers mined the European Network of National Schizophrenia Networks Studying Gene-Environment Interactions (EU-GEI) study data, from 2018, as well as data from the UK Biobank to determine risk for psychosis caused by two factors.… Read the rest

Colorado Gives Day is TODAY, Dec. 9 – you do NOT have to be a Colorado resident

You do NOT need to be a resident of Colorado to participate in Colorado Gives Day, which is an annual 24-hour online incentive giving event that supports Colorado nonprofits like Johnny’s Ambassadors.

In 2025, we reached hundreds of thousands of middle and high school students through our assemblies, nearly 300 Certified Johnny’s Ambassadors Trainers, and 40 Teen Ambassador Groups around the U.S.… Read the rest