by Laura Stack, Founder Johnny’s Ambassadors
Make sure you know where your teenagers are at 7:10 PM on July 10.
Why? Because 710 is Dab Day. Turned upside down, the digits 710 spell “OIL.”
Why? Because participants are high on cannabis oil, which is one type of high-potency marijuana. While 420 Day celebrates marijuana in general, 710 Day celebrates the high-potency extracts called “dabs.” At 7:10 PM, users will celebrate the holiday with a dab.
What is a dab? Dabbing involves extracting the THC (the part that gets you high) from the cannabis plant (see photo). Users place a small amount of this concentrate (shatter, Butane Hash Oil, hash, wax, budder, honey, etc.) into a heating element called a dab rig or vape pen and breathe in the cloud of cannabinoids produced as the concentrate sizzles.
Ummm…okay…what is the point of dabbing? Dabbing is a fast way to get very high, because it’s extremely potent, often times over 90% THC content (a chemical, not a plant). It only takes a second or two, and in that time a substantial amount of THC can be inhaled.
The problem? If teens dab illegally, their brains are still forming, and marijuana has been proven to cause psychosis, mental illness, and increased suicidal ideation in adolescents who dab.
Consider these facts:
17% of those who began their use in adolescence become addicted, and up to about 50% of those who become daily users end up with addiction.
The risk of persisting marijuana use is greater if the product is high in THC concentration.
The consensus is that use of marijuana with a THC content over 10% increases the risk of a psychotic disorder by 4 to 5-fold. Another.
Yes, it’s everywhere, even where marijuana isn’t legal. Yes, your teens can get it. These products can all be ordered online quite easily. Will they know what it is when “that friend” shows up with it at a party?
Johnny’s Ambassadors mission is to educate parents and teens about the dangers of this high-THC marijuana on the developing adolescent mind. Their goal is to have 100s of 1000s of teen take their online course they are creating, provided free, thanks to our partners.
If you are a parent or grandparent with teens, will you please help us prevent youth substance abuse, mental illness, and suicide?
- Laura’s Website, Johnny’s Ambassadors – Stop teen suicide by pot
- Johnny’s Ambassadors Mission
- Join Johnny’s Ambassadors
- Teens who smoke pot at risk for later schizophrenia, psychosis– Harvard Health Publishing
