Virginia and South Carolina are two of the latest states to consider legalizing easier access to marijuana. While these moves tend to be seen as financial windfalls, there is growing pushback from many doctors, parents, and former addicts.
Laura Stack told CBN News marijuana stole the life of her son Johnny. She recalled he was a happy, intelligent child who grew up in a Christian home. However, he began using marijuana at age 14 when his home state of Colorado legalized its recreational use. It was a move that changed his life forever, leading to ultimate tragedy.
“He took his own life when he was 19 years old five years later, after he became psychotic, very delusional, and paranoid, and suspicious, from using the marijuana,” she said.
Laura didn’t realize that most of today’s marijuana contains at least 10 times the psychoactive compound THC than it did 20 years ago.
“In my head, I said, ‘It’s just weed. I used it when I was a girl. I’m fine. It’s no big deal,’ and I was so wrong,” she said.
Laura and her husband John founded Johnny’s Ambassadors as a way to honor their son and help prevent other people from
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