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Mental-health counselor urges council to oppose local cannabis shop, cites studies linking adolescent cannabis use to depression and suicidal behavior
Summary
A local clinical mental health counselor told Sunnyside City Council that allowing a cannabis retail shop in town would increase youth access to marijuana and could worsen mental-health outcomes. She cited national public-health data and an academic meta-analysis presented in the meeting.
A local clinical mental health counselor told Sunnyside City Council on Monday that allowing a cannabis retail shop in Sunnyside could increase youth access and exacerbate mental-health problems among adolescents.
Lede: Britney Weaver, a clinical mental health counselor at Weaver Family Medicine and a Sunnyside resident for 15 years, urged council…
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