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New Study Will Focus on “Medical” Marijuana’s Risks

Dec 18, 2024Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

An upcoming study by researchers at Rutgers Health in New Jersey will investigate physical and mental health risks associated with “medical” marijuana.

In a press release issued Tuesday, Rutgers Health said,

The goal of the five-year study, which is funded with a $686,376 grant from the National Institute on Drug Abuse, is to study the potential therapeutic benefits of medical cannabis, as well as side effects and possible harms to health. Researchers will examine risk for cannabis use disorder, or CUD, a complex condition involving a problematic pattern of cannabis use. Previous research indicates that after using medical cannabis for three months, nearly 20% of people will develop CUD, including increased tolerance and dependence.

Rutgers Health also notes that there are a range symptoms associated with cannabis use disorder — including paranoia and memory loss as well as physical tolerance and dependence on marijuana.

Research increasingly shows marijuana is harmful to children, teens, and young adults.

Nationwide, marijuana products such as gummies, candies, and other edibles containing THC are sending kids to the emergency room.

Regular marijuana use is linked to a higher risks of certain cancers, birth defects, heart attack, and stroke.

Voters in Arkansas and other states have faced pressure to expand “medical” marijuana or legalize marijuana completely. However, as we have said for years: Marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

Dashcam Video Allegedly Shows Arkansas State Trooper Intercept Illegal Marijuana from Out of State

Dec 11, 2024Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

Dashcam footage recently uploaded to YouTube allegedly shows an Arkansas State Trooper intercepting 130 pounds of illegal marijuana from out of state.

The drugs reportedly were seized in North Little Rock during what appears to be a routine traffic stop. The conversation recorded in the video indicates the driver was from California, but was travelling through Oklahoma and Arkansas on his way to Tennessee.

You can watch the video below.

We have written time and again about how marijuana’s legalization in other states has actually emboldened drug cartels and organized crime.

This year, California’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force has seized nearly $200 million of dollars worth of illicit marijuana across the state despite legalization.

Some of these illegal marijuana operations are tied to labor trafficking and violent crime, and some may actually have connections to foreign interests like the Chinese Communist Party.

Authorities in Arkansas have seen an influx of illegal marijuana from Oklahoma and other states.

This is yet another example of how marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.

Texas Looks at Statewide THC Ban

Dec 11, 2024Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

News outlets in San Antonio report that legislation proposed in Texas would ban THC statewide. THC is the primary psychoactive ingredient found in marijuana.

Elected officials in Texas say sellers are using legal loopholes to market dangerous THC products in the state.

Edibles and other substances containing high doses of THC are sometimes manufactured from industrial hemp — or cannabis — and marijuana products containing high levels of THC pose serious health risks.

Nationwide, marijuana products like these — including gummies, candies, and other edibles containing THC — are sending kids to the emergency room.

In 2022 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration released a strong warning highlighting five serious health risks associated with Delta-8 THC manufactured from industrial hemp products. Likewise, researchers at the Oregon Health and Sciences University found poison center calls due to children exposed to marijuana rose 245% from 2000 – 2020.

Last summer the Centers for Disease Control released a report showing the number of children, teens, and young adults sent to the emergency room due to marijuana exposure increased from 2019 to 2022. The report revealed that marijuana-related ER visits surged more than 200% among children under age 11 during that time.

THC is dangerous — especially for children. That’s part of the reason Arkansas has taken steps to prohibit THC products.

Last year the Arkansas Legislature passed Act 629 by Sen. Tyler Dees (R – Siloam Springs) and Rep. Jimmy Gazaway (R – Paragould). This good law prevents Delta-8 THC and other THC varieties from being manufactured and sold via industrial hemp — or cannabis — in Arkansas. However, a group of companies that profit from Delta-8 THC has sued to block Act 629 in federal court.

Without laws addressing THC, these drugs could send more children to the E.R. in Arkansas.

Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.