Maury County Prevention Coalition

Marijuana Facts

MCPC works to prevent marijuana use through:

Policy, Practice, or Procedure Change

• Increase the practice of caregivers discussing the dangers of marijuana and THC Vape risks with youth through coordinated messaging campaigns and school partnerships.
• Establish a practice of parents/caregivers discussing marijuana use/misuse at least annually.

Providing Information

• Develop and disseminate a community-wide marijuana prevention education campaign focused on: THC Potency, Brain Development, Vape-Specific Risks.
• Disseminate marijuana risk fact sheets at universal community touch points (libraries, schools, juvenile court, health department, community events).
• Maintain consistent social media messaging addressing marijuana myths vs. facts.

Building Skills

• Train youth to serve as peer educators on marijuana risks and THC vape harms.
• Provide refusals skills and decision-making training through evidenced based curricula.

Providing Support

•  Implement parent training including marijuana-specific content (vapes, perception, communication skills, Talk. They Hear You).
• Provide parents and community members with marijuana prevention education toolkits (conversation guides, fact sheets, early warning signs).

Increase Barriers/Reduce Access

• Promote safe storage norms in the home through universal education campaigns.
• Provide medication lockboxes to schools, clinics, healthcare providers and parent groups for safe storage of medications.

Reduce Barriers/Increase Access

• Provide Redline telephone number for treatment services on printed and electronic materials.
• Increase access to accurate marijuana prevention information through schools, events, and digital platforms.

Changing Incentives/Consequences

• Publicly recognize outstanding community partners at an annual awards event and through media.
• Begin a media campaign to publicly recognize a “Partner of the Quarter” for sector agencies that contribute to the mission of the coalition.

Changing the Physical Design of the Environment

• Post marijuana prevention education signage in universal community locations (clinics, pharmacies, schools, community centers, health department).
• Place THC Vape awareness signage in high-risk youth areas (nurses office, counselor waiting areas, parent resource centers).