By Peyton Majors Christian Action League August 25, 2023 A U.S. Representative from North Carolina is urging members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee to reject marijuana legalization and is promising to introduce legislation that would pull federal funding from localities across the nation that legalize it. U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, a Republican, noted in […]
Marijuana Legalization
Governor Cooper’s Task Force to Call for Decriminalization of Marijuana
By Hunter Hines Christian Action League November 19, 2020 The “Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice,” a government group established by Governor Roy Cooper in response to Black Lives Matter protests, is preparing to present a proposal for decriminalizing marijuana in the Tar Heel state. According to various media sources, Attorney General Josh […]
U.S. House Canceled Vote on Legalization and Commercialization of Marijuana
By Hunter HinesChristian Action LeagueOctober 1. 2020 Only one day after Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League, sent a letter to the North Carolina Congressional delegation, urging them to oppose The MORE Act, House members cancelled a vote on the measure. Creech said that although he thinks the letter played a […]
Congress to Vote on Marijuana Legalization in Two Weeks, Tell Your Rep. to Vote, No!
By Hunter HinesChristian Action LeagueSeptember 3, 2020 The media, as well as various activist groups, are reporting that the U.S. House, led by Speaker Nancy Pelosi, is planning to vote on the legalization of marijuana this month. The MORE Act (Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act) would decriminalize cannabis convictions, as well as expunge most […]
It’s a Good Thing Marijuana Legalization is not Moving in NC
By Rose SamraChristian Action LeagueJuly 10, 2020 According to the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP), the largest organization in the country for marijuana legalization laws, “dozens of cannabis policy reform bills” were “introduced in state legislatures [this year] across the country, and several major reforms appeared poised for passage as early as March.” But then states […]
Colorado Doctor Sounds Alarm on Marijuana Legalization
By Charles Fain Lehman The Washington Free Beacon September 9, 2019 Colorado’s experiment with marijuana legalization has been an epic disaster, according to one doctor seeing its effects on the front lines. Dr. Karen Randall, an emergency room physician certified in “cannabis science and medicine,” said the legalization of marijuana has damaged, rather than helped, […]
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 […]
Vote, and Vote Biblically
By Rev. Mark Creech Christian Action League November 5, 2018 The late Milton Berle used to say as a part of his comedy routine: “Since perestroika and glasnost, the Russians have changed their electoral system. A man went in to vote and was handed a sealed ballot. He started to tear it open. An election […]