On September 21, Carly Gregg, a 15-year-old girl from Mississippi, was convicted and sentenced to life in prison without parole for fatally shooting her mother and attempting to kill her stepfather after they learned of her "secret life" involving drugs.

CGTN Stringer hit the streets of New York to gather opinions from locals regarding this issue and the impact of marijuana on American teenagers. One American mentioned that society appears to have a passive acceptance of adolescent marijuana use, which causes anxiety about the future, adding, "I feel like something should be changed by the government."