One Chance to Grow Up

Normalization= increase use! our kids our the guinea pigs on this sideways experiment!

Hey teachers and staff- check out inform-- the monthly educator newsletter! Mountain Range High School - Colorado champion Kyle Wimmer is doing AMAZING things for kids! https://lnkd.in/gccB2ze9

One Chance’s Rachel O’Bryan joined our friends Wes and Linda Brown this evening at the 5280 High School Spring Gala. We heard stories of the life-changing and life-saving work being done at the nation's largest high school for students in recovery - located right here in Denver.

"It is becoming evident that adolescent cannabis use is a CRITICAL window for Cannabis Use Disorder (CUD) risk with potential LIFELONG mental health implications." Thanks to the American Psychiatric Association for sharing this concerning research. US Congress- protect our nation's kids and put significant safeguards on today's THC.

Thanks to Psychology Today for sharing the continuing and significant concerns about marijuana and mental health!

One Chance to Grow Up's co-founder Diane R. Carlson is quoted in the Washington Examiner, "There are glaring omissions in the bill’s {SAFER BANKING} language that don’t bode well for consumers or the public, particularly our nation’s children, who will pay the highest price." Read more below.

Thanks to CBS News's KTVL-News Channel 10, Ty Schepis, a professor of clinical psychology at Texas State University, and Dr. Laura Erickson-Schroth of The Jed Foundation (JED) for sharing the proven connection to adolescent mental health challenges and marijuana use.

We are excited to be invited to speak for the second year in a row at this Stanford conference. Our topics are “THC sold in the Corner Store: How States and Municipalites Can Push Back” presented by Julie Dreifaldt and Marisa Katz on Wednesday, 12:15pm PDT and “Taking a Bite out of Marijuana Edibles and the THC Products that Appeal to Children” presented by Rachel O’Bryan on Thursday, 9:25am PDT.

A deep thanks to The Colorado Sun and Miles' mother @Chelsea Brundige for sharing this powerful story. "I can’t bring Miles back, but I am determined to do everything I can to make sure more families don’t suffer the same loss" said Brundige on the loss of her son. Please use this simple link https://lnkd.in/gAj9yuRV to urge CO legislators to vote YES on Senate Bill 24-158. "The bill, if it becomes law, would require social media companies to permanently remove users who violate their policies on illicit substances, firearm sales that violate state or federal law, and sexual exploitation and trafficking of children. https://lnkd.in/g8qK4Zyu