By Dr. Drew Edwards Parents Opposed to Pot August 20, 2019 All the independent, peer-reviewed research confirms what I and other experts have observed for years. Cannabis users significantly underachieve in education, their careers, and have significant problems with their most significant relationships. Two recent and eye-opening studies published in the medical journals Addiction, and […]
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Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence
Tell Your Children: The Truth about Marijuana, Mental Illness, and ViolenceBy Alex BerensonImprimis The following is adapted from a speech delivered on January 15, 2019, at Hillsdale College’s Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship in Washington, D.C. Seventy miles northwest of New York City is a hospital that looks like a […]
Legalizing Marijuana is Stone Cold Crazy
By John Stonestreet & David CarlsonBreakpoint.org On election night 2018, while most of the nation’s attention was focused on the Democrats taking the House and the Republicans expanding their Senate majority, few noticed a funny smell wafting in from the Midwest. Michigan became the 10th, and the first midwestern, state to legalize the recreational use […]
No, God Did Not Prescribe the Use of Cannabis in the Bible
By Dr. Michael BrownLineoffireradio.com Just when you think you’ve heard it all, a pastor calls your radio show asking how to respond to a congregant who claims that cannabis was sanctioned by God in the Torah. That’s right, sanctioned by the Lord Himself, not to be smoked but to be burned in large quantities by […]
While Pro-Marijuana Forces in NC Prepare to Push for Legalization, State Lawmakers Should Look at Colorado’s Huge Costs
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League Even as pro-marijuana forces in North Carolina are preparing to push for local-option legalization, officials in Colorado are being forced to face the high cost of their state’s embrace of cannabis. Colorado approved medical marijuana in 2000. The substance became legal for recreational use in 2014 with, pardon the […]
2018 CAL Legislative Wrap-Up
Christian Action League Staff October 10, 2018 The Christian Action League (CAL) wishes to express its sincere thanks for the support of its ministry. The CAL, the oldest Christian public policy organization in the state, places such matters as the sacredness of home life in the roles of a husband and wife, the precious gift […]
Legalization of Vice Doesn’t End the Black Market
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League August 3, 2018 ELIZABETHTOWN, N.C. – This week, WECT News reported a Columbus County man, Jeremy Clark Powell, of Whiteville, was arrested after undercover officers caught him selling illegal alcohol in a Walmart parking lot in Elizabethtown. Authorities say the man also had a liquor still that he was […]
‘Help Legalize the Green in 2019,’ Represents Dangerous State-Wide Movement to Legalize Marijuana in North Carolina
By Randy Berle Christian Action League July 20, 2018 RALEIGH – A news story that has appeared on several media outlets in North Carolina indicates that there is a dangerous effort underway in the state to legalize medicinal and recreational marijuana. The story features Abner Brown, the head of North Carolina NORML (National Organization for […]
There’s One Almost Everywhere, But Not in NC Movie Theaters
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League July 13, 2018 During the last session of the North Carolina General Assembly, proposed alcohol legislation would have lowered the criteria for Movie Theaters to obtain a mixed beverage permit. Some theaters already sell beer and wine, but this would have authorized them to have bars. As a […]
‘For Cancer Risk, It’s Best Not to Drink Alcohol’
By David R. Brumbelow Christian Action League December 6, 2017 A sobering Statement has been released by the American Society of Clinical Oncology on “Alcohol and Cancer.” Here are some excerpts from that article: “The importance of alcohol drinking as a contributing factor to the overall cancer burden is often underappreciated. In fact, alcohol drinking […]