Marijuana – Family Council

A Troubling Number of Women Use Marijuana During Pregnancy

Dec 4, 2025Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

A recent study shows a troubling number of women use marijuana during pregnancy.

Marijuana has been shown time and time again to hurt pregnant women, unborn children, and newborns. It also is believed to harm female fertility and increase chromosome errors.

In October, researchers from the University of Michigan released a study showing at least one in six pregnant Michigan women uses marijuana. Researchers noted that the number may be as high as one in four in some parts of the state.

The study published in Addiction relied on health data from more than 1,000 women at 20 clinics serving 11 hospitals across Michigan.

A growing body of scientific research shows marijuana is dangerous.

Marijuana use has been tied to deadly heart problems, such as heart attack, heart failure, and stroke.

Researchers say marijuana doubles a person’s risk of death from heart disease.

And heavy marijuana use is strongly linked to an increased risk of oral cancer as well as head and neck cancers.

All of this underscores what 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.

Arkansas State Police Seize 221 Pounds of Illegal Marijuana at State Line

Dec 1, 2025Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

Arkansas State Police made a significant marijuana bust earlier this month from an Oklahoma man attempting to transport drugs across state lines.

On November 18, an Arkansas State Trooper stopped a 2005 Toyota pickup truck near the Arkansas-Oklahoma border for a traffic violation. During a search of the vehicle, troopers discovered approximately 221 pounds of illegal marijuana concealed in several trash bags in the truck bed.

This seizure highlights the ongoing problem of illegal drug trafficking through Arkansas.

Contrary to popular belief, legalization in other states has actually emboldened drug cartels and increased the flow of illegal marijuana products across the country.

The U.S. Department of Justice has said organized crime from Mexico and China may be making millions of dollars from illegal marijuana in states like California, Maine, New York, and Massachusetts.

Some of these illegal marijuana operations are tied to labor trafficking, violent crime, and foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party.

NPR has reported that illegal immigrants from China “are taking jobs at hundreds of cannabis farms springing up across the U.S.” Other correspondents have revealed how these illegal marijuana operations contribute to “modern day slavery on American soil.”

That’s one of the reasons Arkansans should think twice before voting to expand marijuana in the state.

All of this underscores what 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.

Arkansas State Police Seize Nearly One Ton of of Illegal Drugs Made from Marijuana

Nov 25, 2025Jerry CoxMarijuanaMarijuana

*Above: Authorities in Arkansas seized a pallet of illegal drugs made from marijuana on November 17.*

Last week, Arkansas State Troopers seized 1,987 pounds of illegal drugs made from marijuana.

In a statement, the Arkansas State Police said:

On Monday, November 17, 2025, at approximately 10:30 a.m., Arkansas State Police (ASP) Troopers conducted a traffic stop on a tractor-trailer near the 173-mile marker eastbound on Interstate 40 in Lonoke County, for a traffic violation.

During a search of the trailer, Troopers discovered four pallets of cardboard boxes containing 960 pounds of illegal marijuana, 1,000 pounds of THC products, and 27 pounds of synthetic marijuana.

Additionally, a firearm was located in the sleeper compartment of the cab.

Troopers arrested the driver, Tobias Xavier Taylor, 37, of Richmond, Virginia, and transported him to the Lonoke County Detention Center.

Taylor is facing multiple felony charges, including Trafficking a Controlled Substance, Simultaneous Possession of Drugs and Firearms, Unauthorized Use of Another Person’s Property to Facilitate Certain Crimes, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Contrary to popular belief, legalization has actually emboldened drug cartels and increased the flow of illegal marijuana products across the country. Arkansas State Police routinely confiscate marijuana grown in states where it is legal.

The U.S. Department of Justice has said organized crime from Mexico and China may be making millions of dollars from illegal marijuana in states like California, Maine, New York, and Massachusetts.

Some of these illegal marijuana operations are tied to labor trafficking, violent crime, and foreign adversaries like the Chinese Communist Party.

That’s one of the reasons Arkansans should think twice before voting to expand marijuana in the state.

All of this underscores what 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.