Marijuana

Contact your lawmaker right away. He/She is already hearing from the other side By L.A. Williams, Correspondent Christian Action League February 8, 2013 Days in advance of a planned pro-pot rally in Raleigh, Rep. Kelly Alexander (D-Mecklenburg) has introduced a bill that would make marijuana use and cultivation legal for anyone with a “debilitating condition” […]

By L.A. Williams, Correspondent Christian Action League January 31, 2013 RALEIGH — Less than a week into their 2013 Session, Tar Heel lawmakers are already considering legalizing medical marijuana, reversing the ban on Internet sweepstakes and perhaps even privatizing liquor sales — legislation that the Christian Action League must prepare to battle. “We anticipated these […]

By Ken C. Winters, PhD & Amelia Arria, PhD Join Together & ILCAAP News October 30, 2012   To paraphrase a former First Lady, “What goes on in the White House is never as important as what goes on in your house.” As the evidence mounts of the negative effects of medical marijuana laws in […]

Read Executive Director’s note at the end of this article By Barrett Duke Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission An oxymoron is a figure of speech that uses contradictory terms, like “larger half,” or “jumbo shrimp.” The term also applies to the phrase “medical marijuana.” There is very little medicinal about marijuana. Yet, each year more […]

By L.A. Williams, Correspondent Christian Action League If the N.C. Democratic Party had its way, medical marijuana would be welcomed to North Carolina, while the death penalty and the Marriage Protection Amendment would be sent packing. Resolutions involving these issues were among 77 endorsed by the statewide organization at its convention June 16. Citing “the […]

By L.A. Williams, Correspondent Christian Action League Despite continued efforts of pot pushers from California to North Carolina and significant funding from some of the nation’s most powerful movers and shakers, marijuana will remain categorized as a Schedule I drug, thanks to a a DEA ruling issued last month. “Praise the Lord, this agency is […]

By L.A. Williams, Correspondent Christian Action League RALEIGH — Bans on spice drugs and mephedrone that won quick approval in the Senate earlier this month are making their way through N.C. House committees, but not without some resistance, especially in regards to their proposed April 1 effective date. “I think it is important for folks […]

By L.A. Williams, Correspondent Christian Action League RALEIGH — It took less than 10 minutes for North Carolina Senators to give their unanimous stamp of approval Thursday to bills that would ban both mephedrone and synthetic marijuana. But Sen. Harry Brown (R-Onslow) pointed out that these dangerous substances had been on the minds of a […]

By L.A. Williams, Correspondent Christian Action League RALEIGH — K2, Spice, fake pot — the names for synthetic marijuana may vary, but the concern over the product is growing both nationwide and in the Tar Heel state where several lawmakers may introduce legislation as early as late next week to ban the controversial substance. Representative […]

By Luanne Williams, Correspondent Christian Action League RALEIGH — The nation’s capital approved the sale of medicinal marijuana this week even as western states that took the same step more than a decade ago are struggling to deal with the fallout. Meanwhile, legislation to bring medical pot to North Carolina may be gaining strength. “As […]