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Lompoc students present cannabis‑prevention survey and social media campaign to council
Summary
A Friday Night Live chapter from Lompoc High presented survey findings from 581 students and a social media prevention campaign; students urged local review of a statewide scoring tool that placed Lompoc at 6 of 100 for youth protection measures.
Members of a youth chapter of Friday Night Live presented to the council on the group’s cannabis prevention work and asked for council consideration of policies that reduce youth exposure.
Monette Miguel, a junior at Lompoc High School and chapter president, said the group surveyed 581 Lompoc students during the 2025–26 school year across every grade and asked about peer perception, personal exposure, attitudes about health, and ways students could support each other. "The main takeaway from this was that students want to do the right thing, and they just need the support in managing stress and for peer pressure," Miguel said.
Student leaders reported survey results: 71% of respondents said cannabis is bad for their health, 88% would support a friend who decided not to use, 84% would help someone experiencing drug poisoning, 42% feel peer pressured to use, 29% have seen peers under the influence on campus, and 44% cited stress relief as the top reason people use.
The students described a monthly Instagram prevention campaign that uses peer voices and summarized an interview with a local dispensary about age checks, point‑of‑sale ID flags for fake IDs, and product traceability. They also referenced a statewide partner, Get It Right From the Start, which scores city rules on youth protections; the students said Lompoc scored a 6 out of 100 compared with a statewide average of 22 and cities such as Pomona scoring higher.
The students invited council to review how local rules — for example marketing restrictions, smoke‑free air, and dispensary location rules — compare with better‑scoring municipalities and asked for support for prevention and education efforts in local schools.
Ending: Council thanked the students and opened the floor for questions; no formal action was taken during the meeting, though council members expressed support and interest in further engagement with the student group.
