Memorial Service for Aborted Children Sept. 13 at Life Center in Little Rock

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LITTLE ROCK – The National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children service is Saturday, Sept. 13, from 11:30 a.m. to Noon at the Memorial Garden for the Unborn at 1515 S. University Avenue in Little Rock.

This is an outdoor event, so attendees should bring a chair if they want to sit. All are welcome to attend.

The event is sponsored by Arkansas Right to Life. For more information, call 501-663-4237 or email artl@artl.org. Additional information about the event is available at nationaldayofremembrance.org.

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Arkansas A.G. Asks Court to Set Trial Date in Lawsuit Against Meta

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The Arkansas Attorney General’s Office is asking a state court to set a trial date in a lawsuit against social media giant Meta — the company that owns Facebook and Instagram.

In 2023, Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin sued Meta in Polk County Circuit Court for allegedly misleading the public about the safety and addictiveness of its social media platforms.

The lawsuit says Meta structured Facebook and Instagram “to exploit multiple neuropsychological traits in youth.”

It notes that Facebook and Instagram are built around algorithms intentionally designed “to exploit human psychology and foster addiction to maximize users’ screen time.”

The A.G.’s legal complaint says this exploitation is especially true of young users with developing brains.

The lawsuit also says that, “youth mental health problems have advanced in lockstep with the growth of social media platforms that have been deliberately designed to attract and addict youth by amplifying harmful material, dosing users with dopamine hits, and thereby driving youth engagement and advertising revenue.”

The A.G. is asking the court to stop Meta’s actions and award the state up to $10,000 per violation under the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

In a request filed August 28, Deputy Attorney General Christine Cryer wrote to the court:

Given the age of the case and the amount of work put into preparing the case for trial, we believe the time is ripe to assign this case a trial date. Obtaining a trial date would allow the parties to develop a scheduling order and establish deadlines to govern the progression of this case through its final phases and on toward resolution. With the amount of remaining work that will be necessary to make this case trial-ready, we believe that a 2026 trial setting is reasonable.

The State anticipates that three weeks of trial days should be sufficient to adequately present the issues. This case presents a uniquely important and incredibly urgent matter of public health and safety concerning the youth of our State. Accordingly, we are making this request early so that the Court has ample opportunity to review its docket and find a trial setting that will enable the Court to get this case in front of a jury in 2026.

Social media platforms aren’t just websites. These are multibillion dollar businesses. These companies have an obligation to protect their users. We appreciate the Arkansas Attorney General’s office working to do exactly that.

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

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Researchers Continue to Link High-Potency Marijuana with Psychosis

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Researchers continue to link high-potency marijuana with mental health problems.

A recent study published in the American College of Physicians’ journal found marijuana that is high in THC is associated with “anxiety, depression, psychosis or schizophrenia, and cannabis use disorder (CUD).”

Researchers examined 99 studies, evaluating the impact marijuana had on users.

It’s important to point out that most marijuana today arguably qualifies as “high-potency.”

THC levels have risen dramatically both in the marijuana itself and in products like gummies, candies, edibles, and extracts made from marijuana.

A separate study published earlier this year in Colorado found marijuana flower products contained 21% THC, on average, and marijuana concentrates averaged 71% THC. For perspective, CU Boulder Today notes, “In the 1980s, the typical THC content in marijuana was around 8%.”

A growing body of scientific evidence reveals that marijuana is harmful — especially for teens and young adults. 

Nationwide, since 2019, the number of kids diagnosed with cannabis-induced mental disorders, including schizophrenia and psychotic episodes, has increased dramatically. Other researchers have found marijuana use fuels self-harm among young men.

More generally, marijuana has been tied to a number of deadly heart problems — including heart attack, heart failure, and stroke. Researchers now say marijuana use doubles a person’s risk of death from heart disease.

And marijuana use during pregnancy has been shown time and time again to hurt unborn children and newborns.

Marijuana industry insiders worked unsuccessfully to expand marijuana in Arkansas via the state’s ballot initiative process in 2022 and 2024. Fortunately, neither of those measures passed.

All of this underscores what 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.

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