Raising Great Kids Series Reveals "Dangerous Truth About Marijuana"

NEWTOWN, PA - The Council Rock Coalition for Healthy Youth continues its Raising Great Kids speaker series with Laura Stack and a presentation on "The Dangerous Truth About Today's Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story.”

The free event takes place virtually on Tuesday, March 21 from 7 to 8 p.m. Registration is required.

Stack, the founder of Johnny's Ambassadors, will be discussing the loss of her son, Johnny, the dangers of today’s potent marijuana on adolescent brain development, and the connection of youth marijuana use to mental illness and suicide.

Stack’s 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide on Nov. 20, 2019, from paranoid delusion after using high-potency THC concentrates. Soon afterward, Laura started a new nonprofit, “Johnny’s Ambassadors” to educate parents and teens about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, mental illness, and suicide.

In this session, Laura will share the story of Johnny’s marijuana addiction from a mother’s point of view, a poignant chronicle of the shocking descent from innocence to eventual suicide.

Before marijuana, Johnny was a computer whiz with a 4.0 GPA and a perfect math score on the SAT. After marijuana, he stole his family dog from the home and threatened to kill it without payment from his mother to buy marijuana.

The presentation will touch on the effects of marijuana on the developing adolescent brain; understanding the link between adolescent marijuana use and mental health; what we have learned from states who have legalized recreational marijuana; the dangers of marijuana edibles; and vaping marijuana.

Click here to register and for more information.

The project is made possible by funding through the Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc.