David Packhem News Today

The smoke and haze you see over the state of Maryland may not be from the forest fires in Canada. So-called “recreational marijuana” became legal in Maryland on Saturday. This is occurring under what Democrats are calling “another Obama”—a black advocate of marijuana legalization by the name of Wes Moore, the new Maryland governor and a former marijuana company executive.

David Packhem is executive director of Maine-based nonprofit Students Empowered to End Dependency (SEED) and executive producer of the documentary “Voices of Hope: The Rugged Road to Recovery.” He has some concerns and warnings about the high potency of today’s marijuana in use in Maine. Packhem is trying to raise awareness of the current situation […]

Almost seven in 10 Maine teenagers think it's safe to use marijuana once or twice a week.

Almost seven in 10 Maine teenagers think it’s safe for them to use cannabis once or twice a week. It’s not.

A new series featured on Maine Public called 'Voices of Hope: The Rugged Road to Recovery' aims to change the stigma around addiction.

'Voices of Hope' includes first-person stories of Mainers who have struggled with substance abuse and are living healthy lives.

Maine Students Talk About Their Road to Recovery in Docuseries A new docuseries tackles the realities of drugs and recovery, as told by Maine students, health professionals, and members of the Scarborough Police Department. Most of us understand Maine has a drug problem and could, likely, point to at least one person in our lives that has been directly affected by drug and/or alcohol abuse. But substance use is not about one person. Its not a singular thing. Families are affected, as are frien...