Washington County Prevention Coalition

Marijuana is a polarizing topic to discuss. People are passionate about their views and often don't want to listen to those who oppose them. This passion can sometimes lead to skewed facts about marijuana. During the hour-long video posted below, science, prevention and law enforcement experts talk about some common myths and provide verifiable facts regarding the truth about marijuana.



The Washington County Prevention Coalition will be hosting a webinar presentation titled Marijuana: Science and Strategies for Community Coalitions on November 15th, 2012, at 1pm at the Southwest Behavioral Health Center. To join us for this webinar contact Lauren at 435-634-5604. Refreshments will be provided.

More info: This webinar will discuss new research recently published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and other studies that have shown a link between prolonged marijuana use and cognitive or neural impairment. These studies show persistent marijuana use can reduce the IQ scores of users by as much as 8 points putting them in the bottom third of the intelligence range. The presentation will also clearly define the differences between medical marijuana, decriminalization and legalization and describe their impact on communities. Participants will also learn why community coalitions should care about marijuana use and engage their communities to address the marijuana issue, particularly around formulating messages and developing other effective strategies.