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Calvert County health staff brief commissioners on cannabis risks, youth depression and summer safety
Summary
Calvert County health officials presented state and local data on adult and youth cannabis use, enforcement challenges for impaired driving, rising calls about youth exposures, and planned school-based prevention and outreach, and asked commissioners to support continued education and coordination with law enforcement.
Jennifer Moreland, Calvert County director of community resources, told the Board of County Commissioners on June 17 that the county health department is tracking cannabis use and its public-health and public-safety effects and is expanding prevention work in schools and with young adults.
Moreland summarized Maryland law and regulation — including the Maryland Cannabis Administration’s framework for licensed dispensaries — and presented county and state survey results showing shifting patterns of use. She said 15.6% of Calvert County high school students reported cannabis use in 2023 versus a statewide 14.4% figure, while noting limitations of small-sample, self‑reported data at the county level. Moreland also cited Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) data showing higher reported adult use among younger adults and groups with lower educational…
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