Arkansas Authorities Seize 500+ Pounds of Illegal Marijuana From Out of State in Single Traffic Stop

On Monday, Arkansas State Police seized 514 pounds of illegal marijuana and two pounds of Psilocybin mushrooms during a routine traffic stop.

According to a press release, the driver was from Texas. He told police he was traveling from California to New Jersey.

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

Since January, authorities in California have confiscated more than $120 million worth of illegal marijuana — including nearly 123,000 illegal plants.

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.

A CBS News segment last year highlighted how Chinese investment is driving illegal marijuana production across the U.S., and CBN reported last October that Chinese investors with “suitcases full of cash” are buying U.S. farmland to grow black market marijuana.

Earlier this year U.S. Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Washington, appeared on Fox News Business to discuss congressional concerns over illegal marijuana farms and about fentanyl precursors in the U.S. — both with alleged ties to China.

Right now the group Arkansans for Patient Access is working to pass an amendment drastically expanding marijuana in Arkansas.

Under this measure, marijuana users would no longer need to show they suffer from a specific medical condition listed in state law — making it easier to use marijuana recreationally.

The amendment would give free marijuana cards to immigrants and out-of-state residents who come to Arkansas to use marijuana.

The amendment would guarantee marijuana growers and sellers a monopoly over the state’s marijuana industry.

The measure also fails to limit the amount of THC in marijuana products, and it repeals restrictions designed to protect children from marijuana advertising.

All of this would lead to more marijuana in Arkansas. Family Council Action Committee has materials available for volunteers and churches regarding the marijuana amendment:

• Marijuana Amendment Policy Brief
• Church Bulletin Inserts
• PowerPoint graphic for churches

You can learn more at FamilyCouncilActionCommittee.com.

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