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

About Johnny's Ambassadors Community Conversation U.S. Tour - Houston

Johnny's Ambassadors Community Conversations

#THCFreeAmerica Tour - Houston


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, Oct. 21, 2026

TBD in Houston, TX

 

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, with 300 pages and 176 scientific notations about what happened. 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.

Date

Starts at:  October 21, 2026 6:00 PM
Ends at:  October 21, 2026 7:30 PM

Location

TBD
Houston,TX USA

Contact

Didi Rodriquez
303-471-7401
Didi_rodriguez@iCloud.com

The Dangerous Truth About Today's Marijuana: Johnny Stack's Life and Death Story

This is the poignant life-and-death story of Johnny Stack, whose young and vibrant life ended by suicide after his descent into addiction to high-potency marijuana and cannabis-induced psychosis. Nick Glassman died in much the same way.

You’ll laugh and cry with his mother, Laura Stack, as she retells the story of Johnny’s joyful childhood and then takes you through the unthinkable tragedy of his loss. It’s every parent’s nightmare. But this book is much more than Johnny’s story. 

Today Laura, who is a nationally recognized speaker and best-selling author, leads a national effort of parents, impacted family members, healthcare professionals, coalitions, teachers, and youth who are concerned about the harmful effects of marijuana on our children, teenagers, and emerging adults. 

This book is a clarion call for parents across America to educate themselves about the risks of today’s high-THC marijuana products and to better understand the potentially devastating effects on youth mental health. Laura’s real-life story is backed by recent scientific-based research on how today’s potent THC products lead to mental illnesses in adolescents, such as anxiety, depression, paranoia, psychosis, and sadly, suicidal ideation. 

This book is her vision to dramatically decrease adolescent marijuana usage, the false perception of safety, mental illness, and suicide, to allow our youth to live productive, happy lives. Laura will conduct a book signing after her presentation.