Drug Abuse

Judge Ben: The Consequences of Drug Abuse on our Communities 08/23/2019

Judge Ben interviews Vicki Gohl, a retail business owner in Brattleboro, VT. Retail stores on the street have been hurt by the presence of drug abusers hassling shoppers for money to buy drugs. Stores have closed, jobs have been lost, and taxes are not being collected. Increases in drug abuse have consequences for our communities not just drug abusers.

Judge Ben: Highway Safety - Speed and Weed 04/02/2019

Judge Ben chats with Chief of the Governor's Highway Safety Program Keith Flynn.

Judge Ben: The Effects of Marijuana and Driving 02/18/2019

Ben Joseph talks with Phillip Drum, a pharmacist and expert on the effects of marijuana and driving.

Judge Ben: Consequences of the Commercialization of Marijuana 12/20/2018

Ben Joseph talks with Dr. Catherine Antley about marijuana commercialization.

Understanding the Impact of Marijuana on Mental Health 10/30/2018

Dr. David Rettew, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics at UVM; Mariah Sanderson, Director, Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community; and Emily Hecker, Communication Coordinator, Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community, discuss the impact of marijuana on mental health.

This is Your Brain on Drugs – Understanding the Short & Long Term Effects of Marijuana on the Adolescent Brain 10/11/2018

Balkisa Omar (BPHC Youth Group Advisor) moderates a discussion between Dr. Jill Rinehart (Pediatrician, Hagan, Rinehart & Connolly Pediatricians) and Mariah Sanderson (Director, Burlington Partnership for a Healthy Community) about the effects of marijuana on the adolescent brain.

A Visit With: The You Are Loved Mural 06/30/2017

"A Visit With" talks to Aimee Stearns, Victim Witness Coordinator for The U.S. District Attorney's Office for Vermont, about the newly installed "You Are Loved" mural commissioned by her office as well as drug and human trafficking impacts on Vermont.

SO. BURL. JOINT SCHOOL BD. MTG. ON DRUGS & CRIME I 06/08/1992

Gavel to Gavel Coverage of the So. Burlington Steering Committee

A Joint Meeting of: City Council and School Board

To Discuss: Drugs and Violence

WINOOSKI D.A.R.E. GRADUATION 03/19/1992

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) Graduation

St. Francis School

Kathy Hill (DARE Officer Winooski PD)

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Applications Now Open for the Spring 2025 Cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship Program

Town Meeting TV is excited to announce that applications are now open for the Spring 2025 cohort of the Neighborhood Community Media Internship program. Join up to 8 other youth to engage in interesting media making projects! This paid media internship opportunity is designed for youth aged 16-20 who are eager to gain professional experience in the audio-visual field and develop a deeper understanding of their local community. The group will meet under the leadership of Town Meeting TV's Travis Washington from the end of January 2025 to the beginning of June 2025, on a schedule agreed upon by the whole cohort. Click here to apply!