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

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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.

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Data Shows 728 Women from Arkansas Had Abortions in Kansas Last Year

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New data shows 728 women from Arkansas had abortions in Kansas during 2023.

Since the reversal of Roe, Arkansas’ pro-life laws generally have protected women and unborn children from abortion except when the mother’s life is at risk. However, abortion facilities in other states encourage women to travel across state lines for abortion.

This month the Kansas Department of Health released its annual abortion statistics. The report shows that abortions increased in the Sunflower State from 12,318 in 2022 to 19,467 in 2023. More than 3/4 of the abortions performed in Kansas last year were on women from out-of-state.

The data reveals abortionists in Kansas performed 728 abortions on women from Arkansas.

Some 3,283 women from Oklahoma had abortions in Kansas in 2023, and a staggering 7,606 abortions were performed on women from Texas.

Over the summer Family Council learned Planned Parenthood had secretly acquired a facility in Pittsburg, Kansas — a town of some 20,000 residents — within driving distance of Northwest Arkansas.

NPR recently published a story showcasing how that Planned Parenthood facility is targeting women from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas — making the center an abortion destination for women from out-of-state.

Women and families deserve better than abortion. It’s important to prohibit abortion through legislation, but we need to eliminate the demand for abortion as well.

One way Arkansans can do that is by supporting pro-life organizations that empower women with real options besides abortion.

Arkansas is home to more than 60 organizations that assist pregnant women — including some 45 pregnancy resource centers that help women with unplanned pregnancies. These types of charities can encourage women not to travel to states like Kansas for abortions.

The State of Arkansas recently voted to award $2 million in grants to pregnancy-help organizations for the 2024-2025 budget cycle. That money is going to help a lot of women and children in the coming months.

And here is another point for pro-lifers in Arkansas to consider:

Prior to the reversal of Roe v. Wade in 2022, approximately 3,000 abortions were performed in Arkansas every year. The data out of Kansas indicates that while hundreds of women from Arkansas traveled out-of-state for abortions last year, Arkansas’ pro-life laws still protected many more women and unborn children from abortion.

You can read the abortion reports from the State of Kansas here.

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

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