By Peyton Majors Christian Action League January 20, 2023 Legalization of medical marijuana in North Carolina will “open the door” to full-blown legalization for its recreational use, says the head of an organization that is leading the effort to oppose such a bill. David Evans, the head of North Carolinians Against Legalizing Marijuana, says every […]
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Rev. Creech Pens Op-Ed for Winston-Salem Journal: ‘Nothing Safe About the Safe Banking Act’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League December 9, 2022 “Congress is considering the SAFE Banking Act, which would open the floodgates to the federal legalization of marijuana and harm public safety,” the Rev. Mark Creech wrote this week in The Winston-Salem Journal. In his op-ed piece, posted on the newspaper’s website Thursday, and in letters […]
Landmark Study: Marijuana No Better than Placebo at Reducing Pain
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League December 2, 2022 A landmark new study with surprising results on the lack of correlation between marijuana and pain relief could impact the debate over medicinal cannabis in North Carolina and elsewhere. The research, published in the prestigious Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), involved a meta-analysis of […]
Smoking Marijuana is more Dangerous than Smoking Cigarettes, Groundbreaking Study Finds
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League November 25, 2022 A groundbreaking new study that ties marijuana usage to higher rates of emphysema and other types of lung damage should impact the debate over cannabis legalization in North Carolina, pro-family leaders say. The study, published in the journal Radiology and authored by researchers at the Ottawa […]
Another Study: Marijuana Use 35% Increase for Atrial Fibrillation
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League November 3, 2022 Yet another study has shown that marijuana is harmful to the body. This one, reported in Medical News Today, links cannabis use to a 35 percent increase in a person’s chances of developing atrial fibrillation. Defined by the Mayo Clinic as an “irregular and often very […]
Executive Vice President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) Speaks at Conference in Cary, NC
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League October 28, 2022 Marijuana: Is it really medicine? Should it be legalized? What can we learn from states where it’s already legal? Attendees at the ninth annual Shepherd’s 360 Church Leaders Conference in Cary earlier this month got the low-down on the psychoactive drug from Luke Niforatos, executive vice […]
Gov. Cooper Touts Decriminalization of Marijuana. CAL Ex. Dir. Responds
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League October 14, 2022 Pro-family leaders in North Carolina are encouraging state legislators to fully study the ramifications of marijuana de-criminalization in light of a proposal by Gov. Roy Cooper that leaders say could increase marijuana addiction while endangering public safety. The Democratic governor this month said he supports President […]
Drinkable Weed in Minnesota: A Cautionary Tale for N.C. Lawmakers
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League September 21, 2022 Less than two months after Minnesota legalized the sale of products containing delta-9 THC — the major cannabinoid in marijuana — craft beer breweries are cranking out THC-infused seltzers, while a number of municipalities are temporarily banning the sale of the products to try to figure […]
Marijuana-Infused Goldfish and Sour Patch Kids? Coalition Urges D.C. Action on THC Edibles
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League August 19, 2022 A politically diverse coalition of state attorneys general is warning parents and the public about edible marijuana products that resemble popular foods — such as Sour Patch Kids, Doritos and Oreos — but instead contain dangerous levels of THC that can be deadly to children. North […]
Marijuana Usage Tied to Mental Disorders, Landmark Study Finds
By Peyton Majors Christian Action League August 12, 2022 New research that ties an increase in marijuana addiction and mental health problems to common, high-potency marijuana should cause North Carolina legislators to pause before legalizing its medical use, critics of legalization say. The new study, published in the journal Lancet Psychiatry, suggests that “people who […]