018: The Dangerous Truth About Today’s Marijuana: Johnny Stack’s Life & Death Story

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Laura Stack’s 19-year-old son, Johnny, died by suicide on November 20, 2019 from paranoid delusion from using high-THC marijuana concentrates. Soon afterward, Laura started a 501c3, 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.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this session, Laura will share the story of Johnny’s marijuana addiction from a parent’s point of view, a poignant chronicle of the shocking descent from innocence to eventual suicide. Before marijuana, Johnny was a computer whiz with a 4.0 GPA and a perfect math score on the SAT. After marijuana, he stole his family dog from the home and threatened to kill it without payment from his mother. With moving candor, Laura traces the first warning signs, their attempts at rehabilitation, her desperation, and his eventual demise. Three days before his death, Johnny issued his own warning about marijuana usage. Through this tragic, transparent tale, Stack hopes to use her pain to help parents talk to their children about the dangers of today’s marijuana.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">About Laura and how she lost her son to suicide. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">If it can happen to Laura’s happy family, it can happen to anyone. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Laura believes if marijuana wasn’t around, she’d still have her son. </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">When Laura first found out about Johnny’s drug use, what did she do? </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why is marijuana so addicting? Isn’t it safe for use? </span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-le