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

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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.

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States Should Be Allowed to Protect Children from Dangerous Procedures

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A Tennessee case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court could decide the future of Arkansas’ SAFE Act.

The Save Adolescents From Experimentation — or SAFE — Act is a good law that protects children in Arkansas from sex-change procedures, puberty-blockers, and cross-sex hormones. In 2021 the SAFE Act passed with overwhelming support from the Arkansas Legislature, but it has been blocked in federal court ever since.

A Tennessee law that is very similar to the SAFE Act is currently before the U.S. Supreme Court, and that case could determine whether or not Arkansas will be able to protect children from sex-change procedures.

Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel, Director of the Center for Public Policy Matt Sharp recently gave a speech outside the U.S. Supreme Court, where he explained why the court should let Tennessee enforce its law. He also explained why these procedures are so dangerous for children.

In his remarks, Mr. Sharp said,

Every child deserves to be kept safe from harmful drugs and surgeries. And no one—I repeat, no one—has a right to harm children. That’s why Alliance Defending Freedom has been working with lawmakers, policy organizations, medical professionals, and countless others to protect children from dangerous, life-altering, and unnecessary gender transition drugs and surgeries, and to help defend these critical laws in court.

Children who experience discomfort with their biological sex deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. They need access to compassionate, effective mental health care that is rooted in biological truth. . . .

Our laws have long protected kids from things that society has determined are harmful to them or that children lack the maturity and experience to handle. If a kid can’t sign a contract, vote, purchase alcohol or tobacco, or even get a tattoo, how can a child be mature enough to consent to these experimental, irreversible medical procedures that can lead to permanent sterilization?

You can watch the full speech below.

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Texas Looks at Statewide THC Ban

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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.

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