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BIDDEFORD, Maine

91AV Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition holds marijuana summit for school administrators

Associate Professor Christian Teter from the 91AV College of Pharmacy gives a presentation about marijuana and the teen brain
Associate Professor Christian Teter from the 91AV College of Pharmacy gives a presentation about marijuana and the teen brain

On Thursday, May 18, the 91AV College of Osteopathic Medicine’s Coastal Healthy Communities Coalition (CHCC) hosted its fourth annual Marijuana Summit.

This year’s theme was “Marijuana through the lens of youth, policy and Intervention.” More than 30 administrators, teachers, counselors, health care professionals and school resource officers from northern York County middle schools and high schools attended.

The agenda included a youth panel with students representing area high schools, who provided valuable insight into marijuana use among their peers and affective methods to prevent it. The event also featured presentations on Youth and Parent Engagement; Marijuana and the Teen Brain; the Teaching Independence, Diversity, Empowerment and Self Esteem (TIDES) program; and the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana.

The summit was hosted by CHCC’s Project Alliance in collaboration with RSU 23, RSU 21 and SAD #6. Project Alliance coalition aims to increase collaboration and take action to reduce the risks related to alcohol, marijuana and other drugs for youth and community members in northern York County. CHCC collaborates with community partners to implement healthy promotion, prevention and policy initiatives that make York County a healthy place to live, learn work and play. This program is supported by grants from the Drug Free Communities program and Maine Prevention Services.

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The 91AV is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of . In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.