Johnny's Ambassadors Community Conversations

#THCFreeAmerica Tour - Chicago

This is an IN-PERSON community conversation with Laura Stack, Founder & CEO of Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth THC Prevention (a 501c3 nonprofit). Laura will give a one-hour presentation, followed by 30 minutes of Q&A and large group conversation.

The ENTIRE COMMUNITY is invited: parents (and their older teens 16+), schools, healthcare and prevention professionals, legislators, community coalitions, law enforcement, and small businesses/sponsors.

Date and Location:

Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026

TBD in Chicago IL

Agenda:

5:45 - arrival

6:00 to 7:00 PM - seminar with Laura Stack

7:00 to 7:30 PM - Q&A and community conversation

Cost: $0 (donations to Johnny's Ambassadors gratefully accepted when you register)

Objectives:

See Examples of High Potency THC Products Used by Today's Youth (vapes, dabs, smokes, edibles).
Learn About the Human Endocannabinoid System and How THC Makes You High
Discover How THC Interferes with Adolescent Brain Development
Understand How Adolescent THC Use Can Lead to Addiction, Mental Illnesses, and Suicidality
Discuss What We Can Do in Our Community to Educate Our Teens and Prevent THC Use

Laura Stack is Johnny Stack’s mom and the Founder & CEO of Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth THC Prevention. For 30 years prior to starting her nonprofit, Laura was better known in the business world by her professional moniker, The Productivity Pro®. She is a Hall-of-Fame Speaker and corporate spokesperson for many major brands. Laura is a bestselling author of eight books on time management topics with a large social media following, and she has given keynote speeches and training seminars to major corporate, association, and government audiences for three decades.

But Laura suddenly acquired the undesired wisdom of knowing what it’s like to lose one’s child, when her 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide. He became psychotic after dabbing and vaping high-potency marijuana concentrates and thought the mob was after him.

Laura’s world took a 180. She knew so little about the harms of marijuana and was determined to teach other parents and teens what she had learned, so the same thing wouldn’t happen to them. She filed for and received 501c3 nonprofit status for Johnny’s Ambassadors, Inc., with the mission to educate parents, teens, and communities about the dangers of today’s high-THC marijuana on adolescent brain development, psychosis, and suicide.

Laura wrote the bestselling book, The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story, detailing what happened to her son and her family. Described as a woman with unstoppable drive and unwavering purpose, Laura hopes to help other parents, grandparents, teachers (and frankly all adults with teens in their lives) by honestly and boldly sharing Johnny’s story of his high-potency marijuana use, psychosis, and suicide.

Johnny's Ambassadors Community Conversation U.S. Tour - Chicago supporting Johnny's Ambassadors, Inc.

Johnny's Ambassadors Community Conversation U.S. Tour - Chicago

Johnny's Ambassadors Community Conversation U.S. Tour - Chicago supporting Johnny's Ambassadors, Inc.