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title: "Marijuana and Youth: A Data Perspective with Emphasis on Vermont"
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# Marijuana and Youth: A Data Perspective with Emphasis on Vermont

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May 03, 2022

Speaker John Searles. An examination of data concerning the impact of marijuana and marijuana legalization on youth and young adults with a primary focus on data from Vermont.

Video link: [https://vimeo.com/706942523/e40d789ac5](https://vimeo.com/706942523/e40d789ac5)

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**Full Name**  
John Searles![John Searles](https://education.iasic1.org/hs-fs/hubfs/speaker%20series/John-Searles.jpg?width=400&height=401&name=John-Searles.jpg)

**Institution**  
PhD

**Bio**  
John S. Searles, Ph.D. was the Substance Abuse Research and Policy Analyst and Chair of the State Epidemiological Outcomes Workgroup for the Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs in the Vermont Department of Health. He retired in 2019. He is currently an appointed member of the legislatively mandated Substance Misuse Prevention Advisory Council and serves on the council’s Equity, Prevention, and Policy subcommittees. He has been on the faculty at University of California, Berkeley, the University of Pennsylvania, and the University of Vermont. He has co-edited two books (“Children of Alcoholics” and “Alcohol and the Family”) and published over 50 scientific articles in the substance use/abuse field. John earned his doctorate in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley.

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