Ridgeview Middle and High School - Parent Night and Community Meeting supporting Johnny's Ambassadors, Inc.
Ridgeview Middle and High School - Parent Night and Community Meeting supporting Johnny's Ambassadors, Inc.
About Ridgeview Middle and High School - Parent Night and Community Meeting
The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana:
Johnny Stack’s Life & Death Story
Students will hear from Laura at an assembly earlier that day. This presentation is 18+ (teens should attend with an adult).
This is an IN-PERSON seminar presented by Laura Stack, Founder & CEO of Johnny’s Ambassadors Youth Marijuana Prevention (a 501c3 nonprofit).
Monday, April 3, 2023
Ridgeview Middle & High School
320 Wolfpack Way
Clintwood, VA 24228
Agenda:
6:15 PM - arrival
6:30 to 7:45 - seminar with Laura Stack
7:45 to 8:00 - Q&A
Cost: $0 (donations to Johnny's Ambassadors gratefully accepted when you register)
Objectives:
- Learn About the High-Potency Marijuana Products Used by Today’s Youth
- Discover the Effect of THC on Adolescent and Teen Brain Development
- See the Results of Legalizing Medical Marijuana for 18-Year-Old’s in Colorado
- Understand How Adolescent Marijuana Use Can Lead to Mental Illness and Psychosis
- Understand the Connection Between Marijuana and Suicide in Youth
Laura Stack was best known in the business world for her professional moniker, The Productivity Pro. Her 30-year career as a keynote speaker, bestselling author of eight productivity books, and corporate spokesperson came to a screeching halt on November 20, 2019, when her 19-year-old son, Johnny, a 2018 graduate of RCHS, died by suicide after becoming psychotic from dabbing high-THC marijuana concentrates. Laura responded by forming the 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. Her platform now brings education, awareness, and prevention curriculum to parents, drug prevention conferences, community groups, and schools to stop youth marijuana use. She is a powerful speaker who brings Johnny’s personal warning and solid research together in her new book, The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life and Death Story. Described as a force of nature with unstoppable drive and unwavering purpose, Laura is determined to get teens to #StopDabbing.
Date
Starts at: April 3, 2023 7:30 PM
Ends at: April 3, 2023 9:00 PM
Location
Ridgeview Middle & High School
320 Wolfpack Way
Clintwood,VA 24228 USA
Contact
Laura Stack
303-471-7401
Laura@JohnnysAmbassadors.org
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.
