An overview of current issues relating to marijuana will be discussed during a “Going to Pot” presentation at noon on Monday, hosted by The National Alliance on Mental Illness — Park County. The presentation will take place in the Cedar Mountain Room at Cody Regional Health.

The program will look at the major effects on youth and mental health, legalization, marketing strategies by the marijuana industry, definitions and more. The speakers are Charlotte Carlton and Richard Jones of Bottle Tree Behavioral in Cody.

Carlton is CEO and lead trainer at Bottle Tree. She has over 30 years of experience in behavioral based prevention and on the team that developed the strategic prevention framework model — the standard by which communities across the country implement prevention programming. She is a recipient of the 2001 Award of Excellence from the National Prevention Network for outstanding contributions to the field.

Jones is lead researcher at Bottle Tree. He has worked as research assistant in neuropsychology and as a psychometrist in a rehab hospital. A regular presenter on the topic of cannabis, he served in the fields of corrections, law enforcement and emergency medical response — and had a 25-year career as a national park ranger.

NAMI educational talks are free and open to the public. The group meets in the Cedar Mountain Room at Cody Regional Health from noon to 1 p.m. on the second Monday of each month. The National Alliance on Mental Illness strives to educate, advocate and support those who are affected by mental health issues. For more information, call Sara at 307-899-4561.