By Peyton Majors Christian Action League October 6, 2023 A new study on marijuana use out of Canada could impact the debate over its legalization in the United States. The study, published in the medical journal Addiction, found that marijuana users who have a so-called cannabis use disorder have a 60 percent increased risk of […]
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Cherokee Approve Recreational Marijuana: Will It Be Another ‘Trail of Tears?’
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League September 15, 2023 The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, having already embraced the sale of so-called medical marijuana, has now given its approval for anyone age 21 or over to purchase and use pot. A Sept. 7 referendum, which showed broad support for the psychoactive drug, requires the tribal […]
Efforts to Legalize Marijuana as Medicine Faces Setback in the State Legislature
By L.A. Williams Christian Action League July 13, 2023 Efforts to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes may be up in smoke for this session of the N.C. Legislature, according to a statement issued by House Speaker Tim Moore (R-Cleveland) on Tuesday. Although the upper chamber passed Senate Bill 3, euphemistically dubbed the Compassionate Care Act, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]