Coalition of Thirty Groups Send Letter in Opposition to MORE Act to US House Leadership
09/19/2020 |
Today, a coalition of social justice, drug prevention, recovery, family, and faith organizations penned a joint letter to the leadership of the United States House of Representatives strongly opposing the MORE Act, a bill to federally legalize the commercial marijuana industry that is tentatively scheduled for a vote the week of September 21st.
According to the letter the MORE Act would not simply decriminalize marijuana, as some proponents have claimed, but rather “fully legalize and commercialize the drug. This would allow major corporations like Altria (formerly Philip Morris, makers of Marlboro Cigarettes), vaping giants Juul and PAX, and Imperial Brands (makers of Kool Cigarettes) to deepen their existing investments into the marijuana industry and expand those investments to capture the United States market.”
SAM, legalization |
Pot Vaping Crisis- SAM
10/09/2019 |
Talking Points:
• 77% of the cases of illness and at least 2 deaths have been connected to THC oils.
• At a time when we are investigating the causes of this rash of deaths and illnesses connected to marijuana oils and vapes, all marijuana legalization efforts and THC vaping oil sales should pause.
• This is not a black-market issue, it is the result of allowing Big Marijuana - an addictionfor-profit drug industry backed by Big Tobacco and companies like Juul - to mass produce these oils and vapes, along with candies, gummies, and other dangerously potent forms of the drug.
• Big Tobacco, E-Cigarette and Vaping Companies and the Marijuana industry share many of the same investors. The industries are connected by billions in investments.
Vaping, SAM |
Vaping Crisis- SAM
09/18/2019 |
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7 people have died from severe respiratory complications associated with vaping. At least 380 cases have been reported across the United States.
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Early reports link marijuana vapes to 84 percent of the lung illnesses being reported in the wake of the vaping epidemic.
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84% of the cases of illness and at least 2 of the 7 deaths have been connected to THC oils.
Vaping, SAM |
SAM-What Employers and Businesses Should Know about Marijuana
03/31/2017 |
Marijuana legalization also involves significant downsides to existing businesses. As marijuana use has increased in states that have legalized its use, so has use by employees, both on and off the job. Large businesses in Colorado now state that after legalization they have had to hire out-of-state residents in order to find employees that can pass a pre-employment drug screen.
SAM, Employer, Business |
MARIJUANA & OTHER DRUGS: A LINK WE CAN'T IGNORE
12/20/2016 |
SAM, opioid |
Should Florida Loosen its Marijuana Laws
05/01/2013 |
Laws, Sabet, SAM |
Everything you needed to know about CBD
04/20/2013 |
There is absolutely no reliable scientific evidence that THC is necessary to synergize the effects of CBD. Instead, there is evidence from preclinical research that THC may be pro-convulsant in sensitive brains; other research indicates that chronic use of THC can impair IQ in adolescents. Physicians are beginning to report instances of THC toxicity in children taking “high CBD” preparations, e.g., high anxiety, increased seizures, insomnia, etc. Until more is known, the most conservative course of action would be to remove THC entirely from a CBD product.
CBD, SAM, Potency, THC |
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