To inform local adults and parents of synthetic marijuana, flavored products, edibles and more, the Ray County Coalition teamed up with the First Baptist Church of Richmond and guest speaker, Jennifer Rhoad of Smithville Community in Action. The event, “Marijuana in Our Community: Understanding the Risks to Youth,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 9 at 306 W. Main St. in Richmond. Attendees must register with Debrorah Neel by emailing her at deborahn@tri-countymhs. org or calling (816) 468-0400, ext. 219. A light meal will be served among other free resources. Rhoad will be discussing the following topics: • Synthetic marijuana • Flavored products and edibles • Delta 8 and 10 • The risks to children and teens • How to talk with children about marijuana • How to protect children and teens from marijuana usage Neel explained the basics of what synthetic marijuana is. “Obviously marijuana is legalized, and we don’t have any dispensaries in Ray County – it doesn’t mean people are…