Hermosa Beach to host event for parenting in the era of legal cannabis
Edibles marijuana candies (left) and marijuana flower have been legal for adults since last year, but officials say data on youth usage is not yet clear. Photo In November 2016, Hermosa Beach residents backed Proposition 64, which legalized recreational use of marijuana by adults in California, by a huge margin. But that doesn’t mean they necessarily want their teenagers lighting up. On Thursday evening, the city will host a “parent chat” devoted to the impacts of legalized marijuana on teenagers. The event, sponsored by Behavioral Health Services (BHS), a local nonprofit devoted to substance abuse issues, will address pot’s medical effects on kids, relevant laws, and what signs parents should be on the lookout for. There is not yet enough data to determine whether there has been an increase in youth use of marijuana since the passage of Proposition 64, said Raunda Frank, prevention coordinator with BHS. But she said that the measure has clearly changed how kids perceive the drug. “A particular risk is that the perception of harm has been lowered with legalization, and smoking marijuana is becoming normalized in our culture,” Frank wrote in an email. This growing social…
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