The Prevention Leaders Podcast
Every Brain Matters - "It's Just Pot - What's The Problem?" [#19]
36 min
Guest: Aubree Adams
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Aubree Adams, a former Colorado mom and mom for kids in recovery, shares her story and the mission of Every Brain Matters. This episode discusses fostering cultural change with their logo, which symbolizes freedom from marijuana and optimal brain and environmental health, in response to public deception regarding marijuana products and their effects. The discussion emphasizes the importance of collective effort to address the public health crisis caused by high-potency marijuana.
Key takeaways
- The public has been misled regarding marijuana products and their effects, leading to a public health crisis.
- Every Brain Matters aims to foster cultural change through its logo, symbolizing freedom from marijuana and optimal brain and environmental health.
- Addressing the damages from high-potency marijuana and new delivery systems requires sustained, collective effort.
- Joining communities like Every Brain Matters can strengthen prevention efforts.
- Every Brain Matters believes in perseverance, knowing that every brain matters.
Show notes
Today we are talking with Abruee Adams who is a former colorado mom and mom for kids in recovery. Aubree is a driven prevention champion and one doggone-inspiring woman! In this episode, she says her story of being a former colorado mom and her global community with Every Brain Matters.org. Together they are fostering a cultural change with the widespread use of their logo, which unites us and symbolizes both “freedom from marijuana” and optimal brain and environmental health.
The public has been deceived and misled regarding marijuana products and their effects, which has led to a public health crisis. Many groups are fighting back to stem the flow of damages from today’s high-potency marijuana and new delivery systems, which is difficult, costly, and time-consuming. Regardless, this long-term uphill endeavor is worth our sustained effort. We get stronger together. Just like if we face a bear in the woods, we stand side-by-side, get bigger, and get louder together to survive. No matter what decisions are made or how much the drug culture expands, we will “Keep On Keepin On”, because we wholeheartedly know that Every Brain Matters.
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- www.daveclosson.com
- www.preventionleaders.com
- https://www.daveclosson.com/social-media-links
- https://everybrainmatters.org/
- https://www.podcast.everybrainmatters.org/
- https://www.facebook.com/EveryBrainMatt
- https://www.patreon.com/everybrainmatters
- https://www.instagram.com/everybrainmatters/
- https://twitter.com/EveryBrainMatt
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG6NT-VD9ZGLQwKailMFmPQ
- https://jennifersmessengers.org/
- https://mailchi.mp/everybrainmatters/even-zombies-like-healthy-brains
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