Michelle's Activism
SB1097 (Pan/McCarty) - Marijuana Warning Labels - is in committee - and we hope makes it to the Assembly vote in the near future. Here is a video of California parents who desperately demand a warning label - because #ItsNotJustPot
June 4, 2022: Parker and Michelle were asked to share Trevor's story at Marin County's innovative and ground-breaking restorative justice program, Youth Transforming Justice.
May 13, 2022 - PAIN Don't Hide the Scars Podcast
News Medical Life Sciences - May 23, 2022: Important article talking about the nationwide movement of parents-turned-activists fighting the increasingly deadly drug crisis (several of which I know well or/and in which I'm actively involved) — all challenging California's doctrine that drugs should be treated as a health problem rather than prosecuted by the criminal justice system...
Story appeared via other links in the LA Times and California HealthLine
"Sometimes, fentanyl poisoning can also cause death; Mothers Against Drug Deaths co-founder Michelle Leopold’s son died of a fentanyl-laced pill. "
May 12, 2022 - Health Focus with Dr. Scott Anderson - Post: Focus on Fentanyl. (Link to video to come)
Talk - National League of Young Men - Marin Chapter Class of 2024 (2/12/22)
Michelle's APALD Rally Speech for Fentanyl Awareness
Mentioning the Paradigm Shift around fentanyl poisoning.
To take action, go to TAKE ACTION - Join the community
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUhgWbT6XvM
APALD Rally
6/4/21
Sacramento Capitol
#SmokescreenBook Launch Team
4/20/21
https://www.amazon.com/Smokescreen-What-Marijuana-Industry-Doesnt/product-reviews/1948677873/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_show_all_btm?ie=UTF8&reviewerType=all_reviews
Harm Reduction Activist - Marin County
10/20 - Present
https://www.marin4publichealth.org/post/a-grieving-mom-s-argument-against-retail-cannabis-storefronts
2020 Marin Overdose Awareness Day
August 31, 2020
KTVU News - Overdose Awareness Day
https://www.ktvu.com/news/bay-area-families-honor-loved-ones-lost-to-overdoses
Nar-Anon Hope After Loss
4/25/20 - present
Shatterproof 2020 Stronger than Addiction Challenge
Interview - Common Ground Magazine
12/2019
http://commongroundmag.com/
Redwood Bark Article - Drugs, Death & Discussion
12/17/19
https://redwoodbark.org/57562/news/drugs-death-and-discussion-time-to-talk-about-overdose-in-marin/