# March 5 Webinar Offers Parents Lessons on Drug/Alcohol Trends – Rice County, MN > **Author:** Benjamin Caplan, MD (ABFM Board Certified, MA Lic. #240562, NPI: 1962722637) > **Publisher:** CED Clinic (https://cedclinic.com) > **Canonical URL:** https://cedclinic.com/adolescent-cannabis-use-prevention-rice-county-webinar/ > **Published:** 2026-04-24T17:31:06-04:00 | **Last Modified / Clinically Audited:** 2026-09-28T10:59:27-04:00 > **Clinical Summary:** Join the March 5 webinar on adolescent cannabis use prevention, focusing on drug and alcohol trends to help parents in Rice County, MN stay informed. --- ✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #35 Clinical Context Background information relevant to the evolving [cannabis medicine](https://cedclinic.com/essential-oils-industrial-hemp-antimicrobial-benefits/) landscape. PolicySafetyPediatricsMental Health Clinical Summary This community education webinar in Rice County, Minnesota addresses emerging drug and alcohol trends relevant to parent awareness and youth substance use prevention. The [public health](https://cedclinic.com/cannabis-mold-contamination-risks-recall-safety/) initiative reflects growing concern about evolving patterns of substance use in adolescent populations, including cannabis products that may differ significantly from those previous generations encountered. For clinicians, understanding community-level awareness and misconceptions about cannabis is important context when counseling adolescent patients and their families about risks, potency differences in modern products, and signs of problematic use. The webinar format suggests an emphasis on parent engagement as a prevention strategy, which aligns with evidence that family involvement improves outcomes in substance use screening and intervention. Healthcare providers can reference these community education efforts when discussing cannabis with families and can leverage local prevention resources to support clinical conversations. Clinicians should consider connecting families to such [public health](https://cedclinic.com/cannabis-mold-contamination-risks-recall-safety/) initiatives while also providing individualized medical guidance on [cannabis use](https://cedclinic.com/cannabis-cardiovascular-health-insights-2024/) in adolescents, where neurodevelopmental concerns remain significant. Dr. Caplan’s Take “What I tell parents in my practice is that the cannabis products available today are fundamentally different from what they may have experienced, with THC concentrations that can exceed 20-30 percent compared to 3-5 percent a generation ago, and this matters because [adolescent brain development](https://cedclinic.com/adolescent-cb1-receptor-antagonism-social-behavior/) remains vulnerable to high-potency exposure in ways our clinical literature is only beginning to fully characterize.” Clinical Perspective Community education initiatives targeting parental awareness of substance use trends, including cannabis, can help caregivers recognize early warning signs and initiate timely conversations with adolescents. However, the effectiveness of such webinars depends heavily on the quality of evidence presented, the training level of facilitators, and parents’ existing beliefs about cannabis—some of which may not align with current evidence on potency, frequency of use, and age-related neurobiological vulnerability. Clinicians should be aware that parents may arrive at office visits with information from varied sources, ranging from rigorous research to anecdotal concerns, which can create both opportunities and friction in the clinical encounter. Rather than dismissing parental concerns or endorsing unsubstantiated claims about cannabis, providers can use these moments to offer evidence-based guidance on [adolescent brain development](https://cedclinic.com/adolescent-cb1-receptor-antagonism-social-behavior/), acknowledge genuine risks associated with early use, and collaboratively develop family-centered strategies for substance use prevention and open communication 💬 Join the Conversation Have a question about how this applies to your situation? [Ask Dr. Caplan →](https://benjamincaplan.com/ask-dr-caplan) Want to discuss this topic with other patients and caregivers? [Join the forum discussion →](https://cedclinic.com/interact/discussion-forums/) Have thoughts on this? 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