Cannabis Decoded is a Youth Marijuana Education Initiative from the County of San Mateo. This initiative was launched in partnership with the San Mateo County Youth Commission to educate youth and young adults about the facts on cannabis use. This campaign aims to provide reliable, factual information so that young people have the tools they…
by Adrian Rodriguez / Marin Independent Journal A proposal to open a cannabis dispensary in Fairfax has been denied. The Town Council voted 4 to 1 on Wednesday to reject the application to open a dispensary at 930 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. The company Element 7 proposed to replace Mana Bowls, an acai cafe, with…
MPN has become concerned about the high rates of cannabis use among young people in Marin. A substantial body of research shows that when youth under the age of 26 use cannabis frequently or heavily for “recreational” purposes, they can experience a wide range of adverse effects, including altered brain development, impaired decision-making, poor academic…
Check out the Let’s Talk Booklet – a comprehensive toolkit for navigating teen substance use in Marin County. It addresses the risks, hyperlocal conditions, and protective factors of underage substance use – tailored toward parents of incoming sixth-graders and ninth-graders. This resource includes information on how the teenage brain works, why substance use is a…
Johnny’s Story was written on December 16, 2019 by Laura Stack who gave permission to reprint here. Laura@JohnnysAmbassadors.org Johnny Stack was born on February 7, 2000 and died by suicide on November 20, 2019 at the age of 19. He was an incredibly intelligent, funny, charming, handsome young man, which you can see in his tribute video….
Article by: Tracy Foose, MD, Anxiety Specialist and Associate Professor, UCSF School of Medicine Teenagers rail against hypocrisy. Challenging the views of one’s parents and seeking personal truth is a generational right-of-passage, a healthy part of growing up human. So with the legalization of cannabis, it’s fairly inevitable that parents of teens find themselves struggling…
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