Parent Presentation: Laura Stack - The Dangerous Truth About Today's Marijuana

Parents are invited to attend a presentation by Laura Stack, the Founder & CEO of the nonprofit, Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth Marijuana Prevention and author of "The Dangerous Truth About Today's Marijuana," on Wednesday, November 15, from 6:30-8:00 PM in the Valley MPR. Please RSVP you're attending.

Laura Stack’s 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide on November 20, 2019, after becoming delusional from dabbing high-THC marijuana concentrates in their home state of Colorado. Soon afterward, Laura started her nonprofit to educate parents and teens about the dangers of youth marijuana use. Before marijuana, Johnny was a computer whiz with a 4.0 GPA and a perfect math score on the SAT. Three days before his death, Johnny issued his own warning about how using marijuana had ruined his mind and his

life.

The presentation objectives include:

• Who’s Johnny?

• “Then” vs. “Now” marijuana

• Why do youth use marijuana?

• Is marijuana medicine?

• Adolescent brain development

• Impacts of THC use on adolescents

• Risks of mental illness, psychosis, and suicide

• Learning refusal skills