{"id":129620,"date":"2021-05-26T11:19:52","date_gmt":"2021-05-26T15:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=129620"},"modified":"2021-05-26T11:19:52","modified_gmt":"2021-05-26T15:19:52","slug":"pringle-points-to-increase-in-mental-illness-among-youth-points-to-access-to-marijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pringle-points-to-increase-in-mental-illness-among-youth-points-to-access-to-marijuana\/","title":{"rendered":"Pringle points to increase in mental illness among youth, points to access to marijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-204044778\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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