This event focused on the topic of cannabis and young minds and explored the latest research on how cannabis affects brain development and mental health in young people. The episode is chaired by Miriam O’Callaghan, Irish television presenter and current affairs presenter with RTÉ. [1.28 hours]

Speakers included:

• Ms Laura Stack, Founder and CEO of Johnny’s Ambassadors.
• Professor Mary Cannon, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology and Youth Mental Health, Department of Psychiatry, RCSI and Consultant Psychiatrist, Beaumont Hospital.
• Professor Norman Delanty, Consultant Neurologist at Beaumont Hospital, Clinical Investigator with FutureNeuro Research Centre, and RCSI Honorary Clinical Professor.
• Professor Colin O’Gara, Consultant Psychiatrist and Head of Addiction Services, St John of God Hospital. 

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