Since Missouri Amendment 3 was legalized in November, many are concerned about youth in rural areas and their developing young brains. The National Institution on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the Ray County Coalition have chosen to educate parents about the impact of Amendment 3. According to the NIDA, there were points that were left out of Amendment 3 including “basic provisions” to protect and prevent the diversion of cannabis to youth. Compared to the vaping industry, the commercialization of addictive substances, in the absence of regulation, disproportionally hurts young people. Amendment 3 legalized the commercialization of potent marijuana/cannabis in Missouri with few regulations. While six bullets were on the ballot, the amendment is a 38-page constitutional amendment that is full of protections for the current marijuana industry in Missouri. Ray County Coalition listed its concerns as: POTENCY The average potency of THC (the substance that gets you high) in marijuana/…