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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 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Marijuana Tagged With: Atrial Fibrillation, Dr. Gregory Marcus, Dr. Uma Srivatsa, L.A. Williams, marijuana, medical marijuana, Medical News Today, Olujimi A Ajijola, Oxford Academics European Heart Journal, Rev. Mark Creech, Rigved Tadwalker

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Marijuana Tagged With: CEO John Stewart, JAMA, L.A. Williams, Luke Niforatos, marijuana, Smart Approaches to Marijuana

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Marijuana Tagged With: Colson Center for Chritian Worldview, John Stonestreet, Kat Petrilli, Lancet Psychiatry, marijuana, mental disorders, Neuroscience News, NYT, Peyton Majors, Sb 711, THC

Cannabis Users 22% More Likely to Visit ER or Be Hospitalized

By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 30, 2022 A new study about the use of recreational marijuana has yielded results that researchers say should “should set off alarm bells in the minds of the public, health care professionals and political leaders.”  Published in a journal called BMJ Open Respiratory Research, the study showed that […]

Filed Under: Featured, Marijuana Tagged With: Amy Ronshausen, BMJ Open Respiratory Research, Cannabis, Drug-Free America Foundation, ER, L.A. Williams, marijuana, medical marijuana, mental illness, Nicholas Vozoris, Rev. Mark Creech, THC, University of Toronto

N.C. Senate Judiciary Committee Approves Medical Marijuana Measure

By M.H. Cavanaugh Christian Action League July 1, 2021 Wednesday, members of the Senate Judiciary Committee approved legislation (SB 711 – N.C. Compassionate Care Act), which would provide for the sale of marijuana and marijuana-infused products for debilitating medical conditions. Sen. Bill Rabon (R-Brunswick), the primary sponsor of the legislation and the very powerful Senate […]

Filed Under: Featured, Marijuana Tagged With: AMA, FDA, Jere Royall, M.H. Cavanaugh, marijuana, medical marijuana, NC Family Policy Council, Rev. Mark Creech, SB 711-NC Compassionate Care Act, Sen. Bill Rabon, Sen. Kathy Harrington, Sen. MIchael Lee, Sen. Paul Lowe, Senate Judiciary Committee

URGENT ACTION ALERT: Two NC Republican Senators Push for Legalization of Medical Marijuana

By L.A. Williams Christian Action League June 25, 2021 Despite the fact that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not approved cannabis for the treatment of any disease or condition, North Carolina lawmakers are considering legalizing marijuana for medicinal use. Sponsors of the N.C. Compassionate Care Act (SB 711) presented the 13-page measure to […]

Filed Under: Featured, Marijuana Tagged With: Broad River Hemp, Cannabis, dispensaries, Gary Hess, Jere Royall, Josh Biddix, Journal of Psychiatric Research, L.A. Williams, marijuana, medicinal marijuana, NC Family Policy Council, Rev. Mark Creech, SB 711-NC Compassionate Care Act, Sen. Bill Rabon, Sen. MIchael Lee, Veterans Alliance for Holistic Alternatives

Research Provides Abundant Light on the Question: State Lawmakers Shouldn’t Legalize Marijuana

By Hunter Hines Christian Action League May 27, 2021 “It amazes me, truly astonishes me, the way we spend so much political capital on health, education, and employment, yet at the same time, there are some who are vigorously pushing for greater access to a drug that will complicate each of these efforts,” said Rev. […]

Filed Under: Featured, Marijuana Tagged With: George Soros, HB 290, HB 576, HB 617, HB 858, HB 929, HUnter Hines, Keith Humphries, Kevin A. Sabet, marijuana, pot, Rev. Mark Creech, SB 483, Sb 646, SB 656, SB 669, Sb 711, self-harm, Stanford Medicine, suicide, Veteran's Affair Palo Alto Health Care System

Drug Trafficking at Universities Indicative of Wrong Messages, Insensitivity, Lack of Seriousness

By Darrell Doan Christian Action League December 23, 2020 Last week, The Department of Justice said that 21 people would face federal charges from a $1.5 million drug bust that involved fraternity members and students from three North Carolina universities, UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke University, and Appalachian State. The bust resulted from an investigation stretching back […]

Filed Under: Featured, Marijuana Tagged With: Appalachian State, Beta Theta Pi, cocaine, Darrell Doan, DOJ, drug bust, drug trafficking, Duke University, Kappa Sigma, marijuana, Matthew Martin, Phi Gamma Delta, Rev. Mark Creech, UNC-Chapel Hill

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 […]

Filed Under: Featured, Marijuana Tagged With: ACLU, BLM, Dan Forest, General Assembly, Gov. Roy Cooper, HUnter Hines, illegal, marijuana, Marijuana Legalization, NC Attorney General Josh Stein, Nikolay Anguelov, Raleigh News & Observer, Rep. Marcia Morey, Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice

‘Toking, More Drinking and Elimination of Educational Opportunities for the Poor are What NC Dems Want’

By Hunter HinesChristian Action LeagueMay 22, 2020 “Toking, Drinking, and less educational freedom is what the Democrats in North Carolina believe is in the best interest of our state,” said Rev. Mark Creech, executive director of the Christian Action League. “All of my family years ago used to be Democrats. I was a Democrat. And […]

Filed Under: Featured, Voter Education Tagged With: alcohol, American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, Cannabis, Democratic Party, Dr. Samuel Wilkinson, HB 1129, HB 1143, HUnter Hines, John Rustin, marijuana, mixed drinks, NC Family Policy Council, NC Opportunity Scholarships Act, pandemic, partisan, Pres. George H. W. Bush, Rep. Ashton Wheeler, Rep. Cynthia Ball, Rep. Derwin L. Montgomery, Rep. Greg Meyer, Rep. Raymond E. Smith Jr., Republican Party, Rev. Mark Creech, SB 748, Sen. Harper Peterson, Sen. Jay J. Chadhuri, William J. Bennett, Yale School of Medicine

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