COUNTY LEADERS ATTEND STATEWIDE SUMMIT ON IMPACT OF MARIJUANA

A number of community leaders from Lyon County attended a statewide
summit on the Impact of Marijuana Use recently to help hone local
programs to curb marijuana use.

The summit, held in Las Vegas, featured a dynamic group of local and
national experts who presented the latest research and data on
marijuana and its impact on community, the environment, enforcement
of laws regarding marijuana, business and economy, treatment, and legislation.

The summit was called to increase general understanding of the drug,
and possible outcomes that could arise if the use of the now illegal
drug were 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 including Hawaii, Colorado and California offered insights
into recent challenges related to marijuana laws and enforcement in
their states.

Participants learned 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 which includes Healthy Communities Coalition of
Lyon and Storey Counties 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 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.