Wood County Prevention Coalition
Uniting For A Drug-Free Community Since 2004
WCPC Newsletter for January 26, 2016 Volume #2 issue #3
Agenda for Friday's Coalition Meeting Set
-Coalition Updates and News (nomination period open for coalition officers, coalition leadership vacancy filled, training events, and other news).
-SPCA Meeting Updates (Information from the meeting on January 19th)
-2015 Annual Summary, as mentioned in podcast episode #22
-Draft Logic Models Proposals from committee work done in late 2015
-Round-table discussion: An opportunity for ALL coalition attendees to discuss issues, topics, events and other information relevant to all coalition members.
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The coalition meeting will be held on January 29th, 2016 from 830 AM to 1000 AM at the Wood County Educational Service Center, Bowling Green, OH 43402.
For expedited sign-in, RSVP by January 28th on the meeting reminder below.
For questions about the meeting please contact Milan Karna at (419) 354-9010 ext 174 or email mkarna@wcesc.org. To learn more about the Wood County Prevention Coalition please visit: wcprevention.org
Pro-marijuana Group ResponsibleOhio Dead, Founder Says, Won't Press Ballot Issue in 2016
By Jackie Borchardt, cleveland.com January 14, 2016
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The co-founder of the group behind Ohio's failed marijuana initiative said Thursday that ResponsibleOhio is dead and the state legislature is the best route to legalize marijuana for medical use.
ResponsibleOhio founder Jimmy Gould told reporters Thursday that ResponsibleOhio will not be back with another constitutional amendment this year as he promised after voters overwhelmingly rejected Issue 3 in November.
Efforts to gain passage of the so-called Fresh Start Act have ended, Gould said. Had Issue 3 passed, making marijuana legal, the act would have allowed for removal of previous marijuana convictions from the books.
Issue 3 would have legalized recreational and medical marijuana, but commercial cannabis could have grown at only 10 sites owned by ResponsibleOhio investors. Investors spent more than $20 million on the campaign, but the measure was defeated by a vote of 64 to 36 percent.
Read the entire article at: http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2016/01/pro-marijuana_group_responsibl.html
Ideas That Work- Fighting the Drug Epidemic in Ohio
In attendance were members of law enforcement, emergency medical services groups, public safety directors, county coroners, treatment providers, probation and parole leaders, addiction and mental health experts, prosecutors and judges who discussed the wide-varying challenges and successes in combating this epidemic. Some of the topics of conversation included the use of naxolone, addiction in jail, drug task forces, expanding partnerships, and community solutions.
“In 2014, we lost three to four Ohioans every day to unintentional drug overdoses from heroin,” said Attorney General DeWine. “Today we took a huge step forward in the fight against drugs in our communities. I am hopeful that together, we can continue to make a difference. It’s a daily fight.”
Segments of this emergency conference were recorded and will be available beginning this week through The Wood County Prevention Coalition Podcast in a multiple-episode series.
Podcast episode can be found here when available:
Wood County Prevention Coalition Meeting
Friday, Jan 29, 2016, 08:30 AM
Wood County Educational Service Center 1867 N Research Drive, Bowling Green, OH, United States
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Our Vision: Helping youth be drug-free, productive and responsible citizens.
Our Mission: We are a coalition of compassionate community members working together to coordinate high quality programs for the prevention of youth substance abuse in Wood County.
Email: mkarna@wcesc.org
Website: wcprevention.org
Location: 1867 Research Drive, Bowling Green, OH, United States
Phone: (419)-354-9010
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