Monthly Archives: January 2015
WA. Association for Substance Abuse & Violence Prevention LAUNCHES on-line new platform!
WASAVP Launches Votility On-line Prevention Advocacy Platform Prevention advocates and WASAVP members, we have some exciting news for you! As you know, WASAVP has always made advocating for sound substance abuse and violence prevention policy a top priority. Recently, with the deregulation of spirits … Continue reading
BIG Marijuana…The U.S. market for legal cannabis grew 74 percent in 2014 to $2.7 billion, up from $1.5 billion in 2013.
Legal Marijuana Is The Fastest-Growing Industry In The U.S.: Report Legal marijuana is the fastest-growing industry in the United States and if the trend toward legalization spreads to all 50 states, marijuana could become larger than the organic food industry, … Continue reading
Marijuana Use for 8th Graders in Denver 350% Higher than National Average
Denver 8th Graders Use 350% Higher than National Average Smart Approaches to Marijuana Canada (SAMC)3 hours ago VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwired – Jan 22, 2015) - Denver 8th grade student’s marijuana user rate is 350% higher than the national average for youth … Continue reading
Letter to Parents and Guardians about Underage Use of Marijuana
SJIPC-Letter-to-Parents-on-Marijuana.pages January 2015 Dear Parent and/or Guardian, As you know, you are the most powerful influence in your child’s life. As this new year gets under way, our thoughts turn to sustaining a healthy community and keeping our children safe as they … Continue reading
Love Yourself!
The San Juan Island Prevention Coalition has been continuing their work on various Youth Leadership Programs and working closely with our local schools with our Prevention Intervention Specialist at FHMS and FHHS…Continuing the messages of Love Yourself…Choose Health, an extension … Continue reading
MADD TAKES ON DRUGGED DRIVING IN 2015
New for 2015, MADD is expanding its mission to take on the deadly effects of drugged driving. While we know that we still have our work cut out for us when it comes to eliminating drunk driving, we knew it … Continue reading
Co-Founder Project SAM (A Smart Approach for Marijuana Policy) & author of Reefer Sanity, Kevin Sabet, Ph.D.
Here’s some good science regarding marijuana…
Legal pot shops crippled by black market, medical marijuana
“The following article illustrates what we have been saying for some time. The black market flourishes in states that have legalized pot. The medi-pot system is full of fraud and abuse. Tax revenue from pot sales is offset by massive … Continue reading
Colorado’s monthly marijuana usage is 72 % greater than U.S. total…The Marijuana Report Dec. 31, 2014
Colorado’s monthly marijuana use is 72 percent greater than the U.S. total among people aged 12 and older according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, released last week by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Past-month … Continue reading