What Does "Scromiting" Have To Do With Weed?

Unexpected effects from cannabis use. PLUS: Does adolescence really extend past 30?

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In this edition:

• New ‘Love You for You’ Series Features Conversations Between Trans Kids and Their Loved Ones

• ‘Scromiting,’ A Bizarre Condition Linked To Chronic Marijuana use, Is On The Rise

• You Love Him. He Just Fell For The Most Insidious Movement In America. Now What?

• Teaching Sex Education in Schools Is More Fraught Than Ever

• Bogotá’s Radical Experiment In Caregiving Is Going Global.

• Does the ‘Fertility Cliff’ Really Hit at 35?

• Trump’s Attack On DEI May Hurt College Men, Particularly White Men

• Adolescence Lasts Into 30s, New Study Shows

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New ‘Love You for You’ Series Features Conversations Between Trans Kids and Their Loved Ones (KQED)

By Sasha Khokha: Our Love You for You features six conversations, packaged into three episodes, between trans and nonbinary youth and the people in their lives who love and mentor them: parents, grandparents, siblings and others. This week, we’ll hear kids exploring identity and coming out to family. In the first conversation, a nonbinary 8-year-old talks with their mom about navigating school life and connecting with their Vietnamese and Taiwanese relatives. Then, 16-year-old Hunter Stoval sits down with his mom’s best friend, Shirin Amini, who came out as a lesbian at his age. LISTEN

From Christopher - WHY DID I CHOOSE THIS STORY? There have been a lot of headlines recently about trans youth, but those young people often don’t get much of a chance to tell their own stories. I think it’s important to listen to people before passing policies about them. Plus I always appreciate hearing teen reflections on public radio.

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‘Scromiting,’ A Bizarre Condition Linked To Chronic Marijuana use, Is On The Rise (CNN)

By Sandee LaMotte: It was a pain worse than childbirth, said a TikTok mom as she described bouts of uncontrollable vomiting after marijuana use.

“I was crying and screaming and I was like ‘I can’t take this anymore!’ I hate my life,” she said. “I’m just begging God, like please make it stop!”