Parents 4 Pot Ready to Grow

After a whirlwind beginning, Parents 4 Pot founders have taken their next steps. Articles of Incorporation have been filed and approved. The group is now an official Nonprofit Mutual Benefit Corporation registered in California. They have selected an interim Board of Directors and are organized in a way that is unique in that there are four Executive Directors. They include Brandon Krenzler, Deanna Jean Ryther, Tori LaChapelle and yours truly.

“We want to be as collaborative and inclusive as possible,” reports Brandon, a writer for several cannabis publications including Ladybud, SKUNK Magazine and his own blog. “By holding each other accountable for the decisions of the group, we plan to keep all our activities as transparent to public scrutiny as possible.”

The board is complete with Bettie Retro as Secretary, Mickey Martin as Treasurer, Martin Wuest and Deanna Jean as Chapter Coordinators, Drew Foster as Member-at-Large and Kyndra Miller, Attorney as Statutory Agent. The board is diverse in its cannabis-related interests; each member brings a set of talents that will serve to make Parents 4 Pot unique and complete in its coverage of parent-specific issues. With legalization and safe medical access, especially for children as its foundation, Parents 4 Pot hopes to become the best resource available for anybody in need of information, advice and support around parenting and cannabis.

State chapter pages have been set up on Facebook, and by-laws are in the works. Chapters are starting in Alabama, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon and Washington. Activists in California, Colorado, Indiana and West Virginia are soon to have chapters in their states, too. The goal is to have a chapter in every state as soon as possible. Chapter guidelines and expectations are in the final stages of development.

The Parents 4 Pot Christmas drive showed the importance of providing direct assistance to families that have been harmed by the drug war. So, the opportunity to provide for families in need will be available year-round. As the details are ironed out, donations can be made at the Parents 4 Pot website.

The balance between responsible cannabis use and responsible parenting is sure to become more important as laws surrounding cannabis change. Now that the positive impact that cannabis has for children who suffer with cancer and seizure disorders and more has been made public, Parents 4 Pot is a group whose time has come. Please join or make a donation, whether you are a parent yourself or someone who supports parents, children and responsible cannabis use.

For more information, please visit the website, find Parents 4 Pot on Facebook and Twitter, call 925-309-7110 or send an email to Parents4Pot@gmail.com. Let’s end cannabis prohibition to make a safer home for our families!