Parents Group Warns Marijuana Legalization is Unhealthy for Families and Communities

  Virginia Legislators Need to Evaluate Public Health Outcomes in Pot Legal States says PopPot Merrifield, VA– February 4, 2021—[EIN Press Wire]—Virginia’s state legislature is fast-tracking a bill to legalize marijuana. Parents Opposed to Pot (PopPot), a Virginia-based educational nonprofit, calls on the legislature to slow down and consider the fact that this is an … Continue reading Parents Group Warns Marijuana Legalization is Unhealthy for Families and Communities

HHS Data, Monitoring the Future data show troubling trends

Youth drug use increases in legalized states State-level data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the most authoritative study on drug use conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA), found significant increases in youth marijuana use in several recently legalized marijuana states versus last year.  At the same time, mental … Continue reading HHS Data, Monitoring the Future data show troubling trends

Webinar to educate on the One-Year Anniversary of Johnny’s Death

On Friday, November 20, Laura Stack presented the story of Johnny Stack, via webinar, on the first anniversary of his death.  Her presentation, A Mother’s Story of Her Son’s Death – How High-THC Marijuana Took My Son, and How to Keep it from Happening to You, was powerful and moving! Johnny was thirteen, almost fourteen, … Continue reading Webinar to educate on the One-Year Anniversary of Johnny’s Death

Response to New York Times Article

A New York Times article by Jonah Engel Bromwich last weekend reveled in 21st century American escapism, the notion that we can magically will away the vicissitudes of life by using drugs. A few days later, the New York Times did it again, suggesting people simply can’t live without a crutch. The election’s over but … Continue reading Response to New York Times Article