Marijuana PAC Gives Money to Arkansas Candidates

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Reports filed with the Arkansas Secretary of State’s Office show the pro-marijuana political action committee Grow has given $6,000 this year to candidates for the Arkansas Legislature ahead of the May Primary Elections.

As we have written before, Grow represents the Arkansas Cannabis Industry Association, a trade association for medical marijuana in Arkansas.

So far this year Grow has donated to the following campaigns:

  • $500 to Rep. Fred Love for State Senate District 31 (See Report)
  • $500 to Rep. Jim Dotson for State Senate District 34 (See Report)
  • $500 to Sen. Jonathan Dismang for State Senate District 18 (See Report)
  • $500 to Sen. Terry Rice for State Senate District 5 (See Report)
  • $1,000 to Rep. Stephen Magie for State House District 56 (See Report)
  • $250 to Rep. Ashley Hudson for State House District 32 (See Report)
  • $1,000 to Sen. Bill Sample for State Senate District 6 (See Report)
  • $500 to Rep. David Hillman for State House District 61 (See Report)
  • $250 to Rep. Andrew Collins for State House District 73 (See Report)
  • $1,000 to Sen. Linda Chesterfield for State Senate District 30 (See Report)

As we have noted before, much of the money that Grow donates to candidates in Arkansas appears to come from marijuana businesses headquartered out-of-state.

Marijuana is a multimillion dollar business, and the corporations behind marijuana have a lot of money at their disposal.

As the 2022 election season progresses, voters need to be prepared for the marijuana industry to work hard to push its agenda in Arkansas.

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Marijuana Use May Impair Memory and Learning: New Study

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Marijuana use can impair cognitive function — especially for youth — according to a new study published in the journal Addiction.

CNN interviewed one of the study’s authors, writing,

“Our study enabled us to highlight several areas of cognition impaired by cannabis use, including problems concentrating and difficulties remembering and learning, which may have considerable impact on users’ daily lives,” said coauthor Dr. Alexandre Dumais, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Montreal.

“Cannabis use in youth may consequently lead to reduced educational attainment, and, in adults, to poor work performance and dangerous driving. These consequences may be worse in regular and heavy users,” Dumais said.

This latest research underscores the toll that marijuana use can take on the brain — especially for teenagers and young adults.

Researchers have found time and again that marijuana is dangerous.

Last spring a study out of California found infants were 35% more likely to die within a year of birth if their mother used marijuana heavily; the study also found that infants were more likely to be born preterm, have a low birth weight, and be small for their gestational age.

Researchers have linked marijuana use with psychosis, schizophrenia, depression and suicide.

A study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal last year found adults under age 45 who frequently used marijuana were roughly twice as likely to suffer heart attack as adults who did not use marijuana.

A report published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that states that legalized commercial marijuana sales saw self-harm rates rise by 46% among men ages 21 to 39.

All of this comes as groups work to legalize recreational marijuana in Arkansas and pro-marijuana political action committees work to elect candidates who support marijuana.

As we have said time and again, marijuana may be many things, but “harmless” simply is not one of them.

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