A campaign to increase awareness among those younger than 21 about how recreational marijuana use might affect their health and their life, now and in the future, will launch July 11.
Earlier this year, the Oregon Legislature passed HB 4014 and SB 1597, providing the Oregon Health Authority Public Health Division with $3.97 million to develop, pilot and evaluate a youth marijuana use prevention campaign.
Marijuana may hurt the developing teen brain according to many health studies on young adolescents.
The teen brain is still developing and it is especially vulnerable to drug use.
Regular heavy marijuana use by teens studies say, can lead to an IQ drop of up to 8 points.
