🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠

A community of support & advocacy based on science 🥼 & experience. Our logo unites, us and symbolizes freedom from marijuana and the expanding drug crisis.

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

📚 New research found that adolescent cannabis use is associated with significantly higher odds of poor mental health and suicide attempts among young adults. The findings highlight the importance of prevention, early intervention, and informed conversations about youth cannabis use. 🌱🧠

#CannabisAwareness #YouthMentalHealth #MentalHealthMatters #SuicidePrevention #PublicHealth #TeenHealth #CannabisResearch #BrainHealth #EveryBrainMatters

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

When a loved one is struggling with substance use, finding help can feel overwhelming. You're not alone.

Our latest resource, written by Rachel Gutow-Ellis, CPC, and Dr. Crystal Collier, PhD, LPC-S, breaks the process into practical, manageable steps—from getting an accurate diagnosis to finding family support and choosing the right level of care.

📖 Read the article:
https://t.co/sIAyfrdg5n

💚 Explore all Every Brain Matters Family Recovery Resources:
https://t.co/aaSQkn1ZFG

#EveryBrainMatters #FamilyRecovery #SubstanceUseRecovery #ParentSupport #MentalHealthMatters #CannabisAwareness #RecoveryResources #PreventionWorks

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

Cannabis exposure is an increasingly overlooked danger for pets as marijuana products become more accessible, commercially available, and highly potent.
According to the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center, more than 6,200 marijuana toxicity cases involving pets were reported in 2021, increasing to over 6,300 cases by 2024. While most exposures are not fatal, one study documented 16 cannabis-related pet deaths, many involving marijuana edibles.

🐾 Dogs are especially vulnerable, often ingesting edibles or cannabis products left within reach. Because pets are far more sensitive to THC than humans, even small amounts can lead to serious symptoms, including disorientation, vomiting, loss of coordination, tremors, seizures, and, in severe cases, coma.

Although many animals recover with prompt veterinary care, the continued rise in marijuana-related poisonings highlights the urgent need for greater public awareness and prevention to help avoid these entirely preventable exposures.

🐾 Read Dixie’s story below and share it with your community to help protect pets and raise awareness about the dangers of cannabis exposure.
https://t.co/qMBUVQ7Pwc

#PetSafety #PetPoisonAwareness #CannabisAwareness #DogSafety #PetHealth #THCToxicity #ProtectPets #VeterinaryCare #PoisonPrevention #EveryBrainMatters #CannabisEducation #KeepPetsSafe

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

Families impacted by a loved one’s marijuana use don’t have to navigate the climb alone. 💚 Join our weekly online Climbers Family Support Meetings — a safe, compassionate space led by a licensed professional counselor where families can find support, practical tools, and hope for healing together.

🗓 Saturdays at 10:30 AM (Central Time)
🔗 Join us here: https://t.co/Ks1cmNvi8w

#FamilySupport #RecoverySupport #MentalHealthAwareness #MarijuanaAwareness #EveryBrainMatters #SupportStrengthHope #HealingFamilies #CommunitySupport

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

New national data reveal a sharp rise in cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome (CHS) among youth, with more than 61,000 acute care encounters reported from 2017–2024. The increase is especially pronounced among female and minority youth, underscoring growing public health concerns tied to youth cannabis use.

Read the full study here:
https://t.co/HN7ZIwgjbk

#CannabisAwareness #YouthHealth #PublicHealth #CHS #MentalHealth #EveryBrainMatters #Pediatrics #SubstanceUsePrevention

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

Study: https://t.co/c3nSn4016y

#THCFacts #LungCancer #CannabisResearch #EveryBrainMatters #DispensingTruth

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

We believe public health and safety should come before marijuana profits. If you believe we need stronger protections, honest science, and accountability, we invite you to stand with us.

Join the movement: https://t.co/Pkp20qEr2D #everybrainmatters #PublicHealth #THC #CannabisPolicy #ConsumerSafety #Advocacy

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

A new 2025 study published in the European Respiratory Journal found that frequent cannabis smoking was associated with worse respiratory symptoms, reduced lung function, emphysema, and harmful airway changes — with the greatest risks seen in heavy cannabis smokers.

As marijuana use rises, the public deserves honest information about the potential long-term health consequences.

Read the study here:
https://t.co/TloUaGpfLs
#cannabisharms #PublicHealth #LungHealth #marijuanarisks #everybrainmatters

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On this #MemorialDay, we honor the brave men and women of our Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice to defend our nation. Their courage and service remind us of the freedoms we cherish.

[Aubree Adams @AubreeAdams4]

🚨Marijuana legalization continues to fail.

It’s time to ask a serious question:
Is it more fiscally responsible to keep marijuana illegal than to continue absorbing the escalating financial, legal, healthcare, and social costs tied to this dangerous experiment?

Colorado continues to experience the devastating consequences firsthand, and taxpayers continue paying the price.

A new class-action lawsuit filed by a major marijuana cultivator alleges Colorado’s cannabis excise tax system was distorted through fraudulent practices and regulatory failures.

The lawsuit claims:
🌿 Honest cultivators paid inflated excise taxes
📉 The state’s “average market rate” was built on manipulated transaction data
⚖️ Regulators failed to stop sham transactions inside the legal market
💰 Massive taxpayer-funded refunds could follow if the lawsuit succeeds

There is simply no realistic way for the government to successfully manage or regulate an industry this massive, chemically complex, fast-moving, and vulnerable to manipulation by organized criminal networks.

Colorado should serve as a warning to the rest of the country — not as a model for expanding marijuana legalization under a false narrative of safety, accountability, and economic success.

The promise of legalization has been overtaken by corruption, manipulation, black-market influence, and consequences few leaders are willing to admit publicly.

Listen. Watch Colorado. Protect your future.

https://t.co/8GUfoAIJoT

#Colorado #marijuanalegalization #CannabisNews #PublicPolicy #OrganizedCrime #TaxPolicy #coloradocannabis #drugpolicy #HempBusiness #txlege @DanPatrick @electcharles @GregAbbott_TX

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

🧠 The Every Brain Matters community — along with the countless families devastated by cannabis-induced psychosis — are deeply disappointed in our government and every official who allowed marijuana (THC) products to be aggressively promoted in our communities without informed consent, proper warnings, accurate public health data collection systems, or a medical system properly educated and equipped to recognize and treat Cannabis-Induced Psychosis (#CIP).

This article is highly offensive to our families. While politicians and industry advocates continue to misrepresent the risks of THC, families across America are paying the emotional, physical, and financial price. Senator Cory Booker (@SenatorCor9718) and others who continue to push reckless narratives while ignoring growing scientific evidence must be held accountable.

Comparing modern high-potency marijuana to McDonald’s French Fries is not only irresponsible — it is insulting to families whose loved ones have suffered psychosis, schizophrenia, suicide, violence, and severe mental deterioration from THC exposure.

Let’s be very clear: French fries do NOT cause psychosis. French fries do NOT send people into psychiatric hospitals. French fries do NOT trigger cannabis-induced psychosis, paranoia, hallucinations, violent behavior, or suicidal ideation.

Yet every single day, families across this country are watching loved ones descend into cannabis-induced psychosis after using state-sanctioned marijuana. Cannabis-Induced Psychosis is recognized in the DSM-5, yet there is STILL no ICD-10 code available to properly track and measure the damage being done.

How can anyone claim legalization is “safe” when our government refuses to accurately collect the data on the harm? Our loved ones are not collateral damage for corporate profit and political agendas. Families are being sacrificed on the cannabis altar while leaders look the other way.

Nothing makes us angrier than watching preventable suffering ignored while Americans are deliberately misled about the real risks of THC.

Aubree Adams - Director

Read the article: https://t.co/Efaw9GpTAy

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#everybrainmatterss #cannabisinducedpsychosis #THC #mentalhealthcrisis #psychosisawareness #informedconsent #PublicHealth #thcrisks #marijuanaharms #mentalhealthmatters #StopTheLies #accountability #familiesmatter #thcwarning #cannabisawareness

[Citizens for a Safe and Healthy Texas @CitizensSafe]

Hemp ruling: Texas Supreme Court clears the way for public health

The era of intoxicating products sold at gas stations may end.

By Matt Poling
May 19, 2026

The Texas Supreme Court ruling is important because it not only recognizes the Department of State Health Services’ authority to schedule Delta-8 but also any future synthetic cannabinoid variants, writes Matt Poling.

In a win for judicial restraint, public health and common sense, the Texas Supreme Court ruled decisively and unanimously against the Delta-8 THC industry earlier this month. The hemp industry has exploited a loophole in the 2018 federal Farm Bill and Texas’ 2019 hemp law intended to promote a legitimate industrial hemp market, but industry advocates argued intoxicating cannabinoids like Delta-8 THC, which they chemically converted from hemp-derived CBD, were legal too.

Not so, the court said. In a 30-page ruling that was a primer on federalism and the separation of powers, the court noted that the Legislature, through the Texas Controlled Substances Act, authorized the Texas Department of State Health Services to regulate controlled substances because of “the need for the executive branch to be capable of responding rapidly and authoritatively to emerging threats to public safety from the development of illicit and harmful substances.” This ruling is important because it not only recognizes DSHS’ authority to schedule Delta-8 but also any future synthetic cannabinoid variants.

On the same day, a Travis County District Judge extended a temporary injunction that allowed the sale of intoxicating THC products that Gov. Greg Abbott sought to restrict. At issue is another industry claim that THCA (tetrahydrocannabinolic acid) falls outside the legal definition of THC. THCA converts into Delta-9 THC, illegal under both state and federal law, when consumed. It would be like the Coca-Cola Co. claiming its products are “sugar-free” because they contain only high-fructose corn syrup.

Texas’ 15th Court of Appeals is reviewing this ruling that, at least temporarily, endangers the health and safety of Texans.

In addition to the Supreme Court of Texas ruling, the hemp THC loophole is scheduled to be closed federally this November. The era of intoxicating hemp products sold in gas stations and smoke shops may finally come to an end.

Despite relentless industry lobbying and misleading messaging, some polls show support for marijuana legalization softening, particularly with younger conservatives, as more states confront the unintended consequences of widespread cannabis commercialization. In February, even a New York Times editorial acknowledged that legalization “has led to worse outcomes than many Americans expected” and recommended multiple new restrictions.

Perhaps the most outrageous talking point floated by the Texas marijuana movement is that we could cut property taxes if only we would legalize marijuana. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently charged the Senate Health and Human Services Committee with examining the impact cannabis use is already having on the state budget. A 2018 study in Colorado estimated a cost of nearly $5 in healthcare spending and lost productivity for every dollar collected in marijuana tax revenue. Meanwhile, Colorado lawmakers are now grappling with a budget shortfall driven largely by rising Medicaid costs and weaker-than-expected tax revenue, a reminder that the promised economic benefits from cannabis do not fully offset long-term public costs.

Public policy should be guided by evidence and public health, not special interests.

Matt Poling is a family physician, veteran and medical advisor for Citizens for a Safe and Healthy Texas.
@The_Beagle90 #txlege #hemp

https://t.co/EywE5rmqCE

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🚨 HUGE NEWS! 🚨

Virginia Governor Aigail Spanberger @SpanbergerForVA
has officially VETOED legislation that would have legalized recreational marijuana sales in Virginia next year.

The decision comes after lawmakers rejected changes she proposed to the cannabis retail bill — demonstrating once again that the marijuana industry remains resistant to regulations, oversight, and public safety safeguards.

This veto sends a powerful message: protecting communities, youth, and public health must come before Big Marijuana profits.
https://t.co/sdMTfbnJjS

#Virginia #marijuanalegalization #CannabisNews #abigailspanberger #VirginiaPolitics #thcharms #drugpolicy #BreakingNews @Abigailspan

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

A tragic case is back in the national spotlight after Netflix released “The Crash,” the documentary covering the 2022 Strongsville crash that killed Dominic Russo and Davion Flanagan.

Now, Mackenzie Shirilla’s father — a teacher — has reportedly been placed on administrative leave following renewed public attention surrounding the case. Mr. Shirilla made statements supporting marijuana use among youth, while toxicology results showed Shirilla tested positive for THC after the deadly 100 mph crash.

This tragedy should spark serious conversations about impaired driving, youth drug normalization, accountability, and the devastating consequences reckless decisions can have on families and communities forever.

Two young men lost their lives. Their families are grieving. That should never be forgotten.
https://t.co/sn0jQSVyIt

#justicefordominicrusso #justicefordavionflanagan #ImpairedDrivingPrevention #RoadSafety #accountability #thecrash #netflixdocumentary

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

🕊️ The Every Brain Matters Memorial was created as a space of remembrance for individuals whose lives were impacted or lost due to the effects of marijuana. It honors their memories, acknowledges the deep grief carried by their loved ones, and raises awareness about the very real harms that can occur. 💔

🔗 https://t.co/LkyXFYyGvU

Today, we hold Ben Shealy’s family close in our hearts as we remember and honor his life. 💕

In the midst of unimaginable loss, Ben’s mother created a foundation in his memory — turning grief into purpose by helping educate and protect others through life-saving awareness. She shares Ben’s story not from judgment, but from a place of profound love, compassion, and hope that other families may be spared similar heartbreak.

We invite you to take a moment to read and honor his story:
https://t.co/gX3PljRmDp

❤️‍🩹 Sharing the story of someone you love takes incredible courage. These stories create connection, foster understanding, and may help prevent other families from experiencing similar pain. If you have lost someone due to the effects of marijuana, we warmly invite you to honor them by sharing their story when and if you feel ready. Please email us at [email protected].

#thcharms #everybrainmatters #memorial #PublicHealth

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

New research continues to raise concerns about marijuana and mental health — especially when combined with tobacco. Learn more about the increased risk of psychosis and brain health impacts.

🔗 https://t.co/OSjyC9nFSz

#MentalHealth #CannabisAwareness #BrainHealth #THC #EveryBrainMatters

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🚨 What happens after marijuana legalization?
Research from multiple studies has linked legalization and increased cannabis availability to higher rates of cannabis use disorder, emergency room visits, mental health concerns, and continued illegal market activity.
Our latest graphic breaks down some of the reported public health impacts and highlights why more awareness and research matter.

📚 Sources & Research:
• JAMA Psychiatry — Cannabis Use Disorder & Poisonings
https://t.co/Ug8Ogwq02i
• Clinical Toxicology — Marijuana Legalization & ER Visits
https://t.co/BW5ob9DPS5
• American Family Physician — Recreational Cannabis & Emergency Department Visits
https://t.co/MqzRxKTPa5
• CDC Report — Cannabis-Involved Emergency Department Visits
https://t.co/CgKsw8wCNq
• The Lancet Psychiatry — Cannabis & Anxiety-Related ED Visits
https://t.co/o9y4AQinUA
• Frontiers in Psychiatry — Behavioral & Mental Health Effects of Cannabis
https://t.co/h31V0hIkwf

Dispensing Truth.
Every Brain Matters.
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#EveryBrainMatters #DispensingTruth #MarijuanaLegalization #CannabisAwareness #MentalHealthMatters #AddictionAwareness #PublicHealth #ERVisits #CannabisResearch #PreventionMatters

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

🚨 As marijuana becomes more normalized across America, growing concerns are emerging about the risks of today’s high-potency cannabis products. From addiction and mental health impacts to youth exposure and commercialization, this article explores why more researchers, physicians, and families are questioning whether the dangers of modern marijuana have been underestimated.

📖 Read the full article here: https://t.co/lg8x5gkUpb

#EveryBrainMatters #MarijuanaAwareness #CannabisEducation #MentalHealth #PublicHealth #THCAwareness #CannabisRisks #YouthMentalHealth #Prevention #BrainHealth

[🌎 Every Brain Matters 🧠 @EveryBrainMatt]

We are deeply honored that the Every Brain Matters (EBM) Memorial has been recognized in the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy’s 2026 National Drug Control Strategy.

We extend our sincere appreciation to President Donald J. Trump, ONDCP Director Sara A. Carter, Dr. Roneet Lev, Chief Medical Officer and Assistant Director of the Office of Addiction Prevention, and their staff for recognizing the importance of this work and the voices of affected families.

This recognition helps shine a light on the real and life-changing harms associated with marijuana and honors the memories of the loved ones represented in the EBM Memorial. Together, we will continue advocating for truth, awareness, prevention, healing, and hope.

📄 2026 National Drug Control Strategy:
https://t.co/Y2wIG9TnTO
🕊️ Every Brain Matters Memorial:
https://t.co/bHFikNqre4

@realDonaldTrump @SaraCarterDC @ONDCP

#EveryBrainMatters #ONDCP #NationalDrugControlStrategy #MarijuanaAwareness #MentalHealthAwareness #AddictionPrevention #PublicHealth #FamilyAdvocacy #Recovery #CannabisHarms #DrugPrevention #PreventionMatters #VoicesOfMarijuanaHarms #AdvocateForChange #EBMMemorial