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A podcast by the Parent Action Network (PAN), a division of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), dedicated to amplifying the voices of parents whose lives have been devastated by the harmful effects of marijuana. Each episode features personal interviews with parents sharing their heart-wrenching stories of loss, addiction, and the impact on their families. Through these powerful narratives, PAN aims to educate, inspire, and mobilize listeners to take action against the widespread dangers of marijuana use.
PAN & SAM hosts Fortitude: Turning Tragedy into Action, a society show with 35 episodes published.
One choice. One unknowable contaminant. One phone call that changes a family forever. We’re joined by Angela Kennecke, a journalist-turned-advocate and the founder of Emily’s Hope and the Grieving Out Loud Podcast, to sh
A teenager can look “fine” right up until the day everything isn’t. Sarah, a mom from Maryland, joins me to share how marijuana became the factor that reshaped her entire family system. Starting with subtle changes durin
A D1 baseball scholarship. A happy, close family. A teenager with a future that looked set. Then marijuana shows up in college, and what seemed “not that serious” quickly becomes the start of a long, brutal spiral: lost
A straight-A kid with a huge friend group doesn’t fit most people’s picture of a cannabis crisis, which is exactly why Steve’s story will stop you in your tracks. Steve from New Jersey joins me to talk about his son, Nic
Four years ago, Parent Action Network (PAN) starts with a simple realization: facts matter, but stories change minds. Crissy sits down with SAM CEO, Dr. Kevin Sabet, to unpack why organizing parents becomes the missing f
A tragedy can arrive quietly, then all at once. We talk with Texas mom Laura Broom about her son Gregori, a good kid with a bright path who became withdrawn during a major life transition and then encountered today’s mar
A teen tries THC at 14. Many years later, his mom is sitting in court watching her once bright, funny kid , full of promise, cycle through paranoia, delusions, lost jobs, and a system that's failed him because it can’t a
A gentle, gifted student leaves home for college in Seattle, finds easy access to high‑potency marijuana and within months is wandering Seattle sleepless, homeless and delusional. A late-night ER visit unsurprisingly rev
The shiny packaging and storefronts made it look safe. Grace grew up in Colorado as legalization took hold, where dispensaries and medical cards normalized access for teens and reframed weed as a healthy, natural, risk-f
The story starts where many do: a belief that cannabis is a natural, low-risk helper. Anne, a former budtender and longtime user, walks us through how that belief shattered inside a “medical” dispensary—mold on flower, o
Join Crissy and addiction counselor and host of the Reality Therapy Podcast, Ryan Rodgers, as they discuss marijuana addiction and today's high potency products. The first hit felt like relief-that’s the twist Ryan Roger
The battle against recreational marijuana legalization in Pennsylvania has reached a critical point as Senate Bill 120 advances through the legislature. This alarming proposal could fundamentally change Pennsylvania comm
A steady marriage, a decorated service record, and a belief that cannabis could help—until the household began to fracture under the weight of rage, paranoia, and sleepless nights. We sit down with an anonymous wife from
A quiet family routine shattered the night their son came home after landing his first job and started saying things that made no sense. By dinner, the question was terrifyingly simple: aneurysm or psychosis? What follow
The quiet devastation of cannabis-induced psychosis remains one of the most misunderstood public health crises of our time. Once a normal family with three sons, Pennsylvania mom, Jen's world changed when her oldest bega
What happens when marijuana addiction tears through a family's peaceful existence? Monica's powerful testimony reveals the devastating journey her family has endured since her son first encountered marijuana in high scho
Sally Schindel's world shattered when her son Andy died by suicide in 2014, leaving behind a note with haunting words: "Marijuana killed my soul plus ruined my brain." This episode reveals the devastating journey of a mo
The dangers of today's high-potency marijuana remain largely hidden from public awareness despite mounting evidence of its devastating mental health impacts. Illinois mom, Winnie's world shattered when her teenage son de
The innocent-looking marijuana products lining dispensary shelves today bear little resemblance to the cannabis of previous generations. For Colorado single-mom, Heidi Lawrence, this stark reality became painfully clear
A mother's devastating account of how medical marijuana derailed her daughter's promising future unfolds in this gripping episode of the Fortitude Podcast. Jen from Florida shares the heartbreaking transformation of her
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Fortitude: Turning Tragedy into Action is hosted by PAN & SAM. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 35 episodes.
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