Lyon, Carson City, Mineral and Storey county leaders attend summit on marijuana use
A number of leaders from around Northern Nevada, including officials from Lyon County and Carson City, attended the summit earlier this month that highlighted the impact of marijuana use.
The summit held in Las Vegas on Jan. 13-14, featured a dynamic group of local and national experts that presented the latest research and data on marijuana and its impact on community, the environment, enforcement, business and economy, treatment, and legislation.
The purpose of the Summit was to increase understanding of the drug, and possible outcomes from legalization. National drug policy expert Sue Thau of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) was among the speakers, while Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez-Masto gave the opening address and Senator Shelia Leslie gave the closing address. Experts from other states such as Hawaii, Colorado, and California offered insights into recent challenges related to marijuana laws and enforcement in their states.
Participants learned more about medical marijuana laws, the impact of the production and growing of marijuana, recent issues such as synthetic cannabinoids, and perspectives on marijuana use as it affects law enforcement, the judicial system, health care, substance abuse treatment, and teens.
The Summit was held in partnership with the Nevada Statewide Coalition Partnership (including Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey and Partnership Carson City), Nevada Division of Mental Health, Substance Abuse Prevention Treatment Agency (SAPTA), Nevada Office of the Attorney General, NVPAC, Nevada Sheriff's and Chief's Association, and Nevada District Attorney's Association, among others.
Regionally, Healthy Communities Coalition (HCC) director Christy McGill, Nevada Prevention Fellow and HCC staff person Freida Carbery, Lyon County Sheriff Allen Veil and District Attorney Bob Auer, Storey County Sheriff Gerald Antinoro, Mineral County District Attorney Shawn Rowe, Carson City Judge John Tatro, SAPTA's Charlene Herst, Partnership Carson City director Kathy Bartosz, Jessica Paz- Cedillos of Partnership Carson City, Carson Chief of Juvenile Probation John Simms, Carson Chief of Alternative Sentencing Rory Planeta, Community Counseling Center counselor Coleen Maeux, Nevada Statewide Native American Coalition Coordinator Monty Williams, Carson City District Attorney Neil Rombardo, Statewide Coalition Partnership director Linda Lang, and Nevada youth leaders from throughout the state, among many others, attended the Summit.
Captions:
Photo 1: Christy McGill of Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey and Lyon Sheriff Allen Veil (who is also a board member of Healthy Communities) were among those who attended the recent Marijuana Educational Summit in Vegas.
Photo 2: Carson City's Charlene Herst of SAPTA and Nevada Prevention Fellow and Healthy Communities Coalition staff person Freida Carbery were among those attending the Marijuana Educational Summit in Vegas.
Photo 3: Healthy Communities Coalition of Lyon and Storey's director Christy McGill and Partnership Carson City Development and Programs Manager Jessica Paz-Cedillos were among those attending the Marijuana Educational Summit in Vegas.
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