Catherine Mayberry (1998-2022)
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Catherine Mayberry (1998-2022)

Cannabis, a supposedly harmless plant, led to our daughter Catherine Mayberry’s death at the age of 24 on October 8th, 2022. Catherine was a perfect kid up until age 18 – social, smart, athletic, creative, and hardworking. In 2016 at the age of 18, Catherine went off to college at the University of Minnesota and…

Corey Langdale (1987-2011) and Alyssa Langdale (1989-2015)
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Corey Langdale (1987-2011) and Alyssa Langdale (1989-2015)

When you bury a child, you die with them. Yet you still wake up each morning and somehow have to function in your “new” normal. I’ve always considered myself as “politically” correct so when marijuana became “medicine,” I didn’t think it would ever affect my life. It’s too late for me and many other parents…

Tyler Shamash (1999-2018)
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Tyler Shamash (1999-2018)

My name is Juli Shamash, and my son Tyler suffered from addiction and ultimately died in the bathroom in a sober living facility at age 19 from ingesting fentanyl.  Tyler was extremely bright, could hack into any computer, built computers, and could fix anything.  He was curious, helpful, and kind.  He would end every conversation…

Kirk Anderson, California
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Kirk Anderson, California

My brother thought he was John the Baptist.  He slept under a freeway because he believed God wanted him to live there. (See https://anightinjail.com/  and a long story of Kirk’s life from Moms Strong: https://momsstrong.org/2018/01/19/brothers-marijuana-use-led-mental-illness/ ) About 10% to 15% of the population is predisposed to psychosis, and most of us don’t know it.  Many people have not heard THC…

Trevor Leopold (2001 – 2019)
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Trevor Leopold (2001 – 2019)

“Our kids (and many adults) are growing up with marijuana use being marketed, normalized, and pushed by the cannabis industry.  Our minds naturally and powerfully say, ‘Illegal is bad, legal is good,’ and marijuana is no exception.  However, legal marijuana access is not good for our youth.” Trevor London Leopold shared his huge heart and…