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Legislation Would Address Delta-8 THC in Arkansas

Mar 7, 2023Jerry CoxLegislation, MarijuanaArkansas Legislature, Marijuana

A bill filed last Friday at the Arkansas Legislature would address Delta-8 THC in state law.

S.B. 358 by Sen. Tyler Dees (R – Siloam Springs) and Rep. Jimmy Gazaway (R – Paragould) would prevent Delta-8 THC from being manufactured via industrial hemp, and it would place Delta-8, Delta-9, and Delta-10 THC on the list of controlled substances in state law.

THC is the primary psychoactive substance found in marijuana.

State and federal laws generally regulate Delta-9 THC, which has led some people to argue that other variants of THC — such as Delta-8 THC — are legal under state or federal law.

Delta-8 THC is still a mind-altering substance, and Arkansas law does not adequately restrict it. S.B. 358 would help address that problem.

Delta-8 THC has been a point of contention since Arkansas legalized medical marijuana and industrial hemp.

A lawsuit filed in state court last year alleged that a Delta-8 THC vape product contained inappropriate levels of Delta-9 THC. The case ultimately was dismissed and closed in January.

Recent news articles have highlighted the risk that children face from Delta-8 THC in Arkansas.

S.B. 358 is a good bill that will strengthen Arkansas law and help protect children from dangerous marijuana products.

Read S.B. 358 Here.

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The “Face of Assisted Death in Canada”

Mar 6, 2023John StonestreetEuthanasia and Assisted Suicide, Pro-LifeAssisted Suicide, Euthanasia, Life, Pro-life, Sanctity of Human Life

Since so-called Medical Aid in Dying was legalized in Canada, those with severe medical conditions have been increasingly in danger. Care is becoming harder to find, while the option to die is quick, cheap, and always available.

One woman recently told her story on Twitter,

I am the face of [assisted-death] in Canada. As a 42-year-old woman with a rare complication of lupus [and] iatrogenic injuries, I will only cost the “system”.  I want to live but can’t get the care I need [and] have been approved for MAiD.

This is what opponents of MAiD warned of all along. The so-called “right” to die with dignity quickly becomes a “duty” to die, as vulnerable people are crushed beneath economic, social, and medical pressures. 

In fact, according to demographer Lyman Stone, “Canada euthanized more people last month than the sum total of every Canadian wartime casualty since 1946.” Increasingly, those most at risk are losing the ability to choose.