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White Bear Lake parents: High-potency marijuana, mental health challenges lead to son’s suicide

by Joe Ruff | The Catholic Spirit | June 28, 2022
Heather and Randy Bacchus Loss
Randy Bacchus III, Marijuana Induced Psychosis and Suicide

Heather and Randy Bacchus have been grieving since their 21-year-old son, Randy Michael Bacchus III, took his own life one year ago in Colorado while suffering from cannabis-induced psychosis.


But the parishioners of St. Mary of the Lake in White Bear Lake, parents also of three daughters, are determined to share their story to help others understand the dangerous impact of high-potency marijuana that is replacing the less potent “weed” of the 1970s and beyond.

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