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Bucking the Trend, Oklahoma Rejects Legalized Marijuana

Posted by Informed Families on March 19, 2023 at 3:55 PM

Finally, some good news in the fight for drug sanity: Earlier this month, Oklahoma voters resoundingly rejected a ballot initiative to legalize recreational marijuana use. With nearly all the precincts reporting, the vote was 62 percent opposed and 38 percent in favor of the measure.

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Topics: parenting, marijuana legalization, marijuana, teenagers, teens, cannabis

What to Do If Your Child Smokes Marijuana

Posted by Informed Families on March 12, 2023 at 3:07 PM

Today, widespread marijuana use has become an unfortunate fact of life. Twenty-one states and the District of Columbia have legalized its use, and 20 others—including Florida—have approved it for medical use. Celebrities like Bill Maher, Willie Nelson, and Woody Harrelson brag about their constant use of the drug.

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Topics: parenting, marijuana legalization, marijuana, teenagers, teens, cannabis

The Iceberg of Denial

Posted by Peggy B. Sapp, President & CEO on March 8, 2023 at 9:52 PM

President's Message - March 2023

Understanding connections between mental health, diseases, and social problems are the underlying icebergs (frequently created by our own behavior) that stop us from seeing the problem correctly and taking appropriate action. 
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Topics: President's Message, marijuana legalization, marijuana, Informed Families, cannabis

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We teach people how to say no to drugs and how to make healthy choices. To reduce the demand for drugs, Informed Families has focused its efforts on educating and mobilizing the community, parents and young people in order to change attitudes. In this way we counteract the pressures in society that condone and promote drug and alcohol use and abuse. The organization educates thousands of families annually about how to stay drug and alcohol free through networking and a variety of programs and services .

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