Parents have reason to be concerned There's been a rapid erosion of anti-marijuana attitudes in our society http://www.familycircle.com/teen/drugs/teen-marijuana-use/ Read more about Parents have reason to be concerned
20 Marijuana retail stores to open July 8th New regulations will require child-resistant packaging on marijuana products and prohibit images that could appeal to minors http://www.thedailychronic.net/2014/33937/as-washington-prepares-for-legal-marijuana-sales-state-announces-plans-to-keep-pot-from-minors/ Read more about 20 Marijuana retail stores to open July 8th
Educate kids and their parents about the risks marijuana poses to still-growing brains Cigarettes are dangerous, more and more adolescents have come to realize, but they don’t believe marijuana is. (In fact, both are unhealthy.) http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-04-24/balancing-legal-marijuana-and-minors-safety Read more about Educate kids and their parents about the risks marijuana poses to still-growing brains
Drinking and the teenage brain The part of the brain that is responsible for learning and memory can be 10% smaller in underage drinkers http://radar.boisestate.edu/pdfs/UnderageDrinkingInsertWeb.pdf Read more about Drinking and the teenage brain
Starting in June a new law takes place for relailers A new Law states if a retailer has two or more incidents of liquor theft in a six-month period where a underage person is possessing the booze, they could see their license pulled by the Liquor Control Board http://www.columbian.com/news/2014/may/09/new-law-takes-aim-liquor-thefts/ Read more about Starting in June a new law takes place for relailers
Colorado has launched a "Drive High, Get a DUI" campaign Colorado's 1 million dollar ad campaign is funded with a federal grant from the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration. http://www.policeone.com/drug-interdiction-narcotics/articles/6944056-Colo-launches-1M-Drive-high-get-a-DUI-campaign/ Read more about Colorado has launched a "Drive High, Get a DUI" campaign
This device will help detect marijuana use in drugged driving NIDA’s Intramural Research Program affirms that workplace and roadside breath testing for recent marijuana use is feasible in principle. http://www.drugabuse.gov/news-events/nida-notes/2014/05/device-detects-marijuana-in-breath-hours-after-smoking Read more about This device will help detect marijuana use in drugged driving
News from Empowering Parents How to Recognize the Problem and What to Do About It http://www.empoweringparents.com/marijuana-drug-addiction-and-teens.php# Read more about News from Empowering Parents
E-cigarettes, e-liquids are not regulated by federal authorities Reports of accidental poisonings, notably among children, are soaring http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/24/business/selling-a-poison-by-the-barrel-liquid-nicotine-for-e-cigarettes.html?_r=0 Read more about E-cigarettes, e-liquids are not regulated by federal authorities
Even Casual Marijuana Use Changes The Brain A new study done by Northwestern University showed casual marijuana use is related to major brain changes http://www.northwestern.edu/newscenter/stories/2014/04/casual-marijuana-use-linked-to-brain-abnormalities-in-students.html Read more about Even Casual Marijuana Use Changes The Brain
