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THE NEW JIM CROW?

A false argument by the drug lobby

by David G. Evans, Esq.

The pro-drug lobby claims that the “war on drugs” is a new form of the infamous “Jim Crow” laws that repressed African Americans after the Civil War. Jim Crow laws provided for segregation of public schools, public places, and public transportation and voter suppression.

The pro-drug lobby claims that drug laws unfairly target African Americans and other minorities.

Here are some points to consider:

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Newsweek Touts Fake Science on Cannabis

Have to LOVE how Newsweek NOW promotes a survey result – as if it were real science … pathetic!

The media promoting pot …. again …. with reports from a survey of addicts …. yeah, that is science …

Here is that survey report:
https://www.newsweek.com/cannabis-help-opioid-epidemic-pain-treatment-1446810
 
Too bad Newsweek does not tell their readers the REAL scientific evidence – that pot use ACTUALLY INCREASES opiate use and pain reports …. but that is NOT “the agenda” ….
 
… but do NOT let science get in the way of “good propaganda” ….
 

Here is the Real Science!

 
THE LANCET JOURNAL, 2018
Bleyer, A. and Barnes, B. (2018). Opioid Death Rate Acceleration in Jurisdictions Legalizing Marijuana Use, JAMA Intern Med. 2018;178(9):1280-1281. And Campbell, G., Hall, W. D., Peacock, A., Lintzeris, N., Bruno, R., Larance, B., … & Blyth, F. (2018). Effect of cannabis use in people with chronic non-cancer pain prescribed opioids: findings from a 4-year prospective cohort study. The Lancet Public Health, 3(7), e341-e350.
A 4-year prospective study followed medical marijuana patients with a dual opioid prescription and found that marijuana use had no positive impact on opioid use or reduced prescribing. Further, even though they found that marijuana users were more likely to rate the drug as means of effective pain relief, other self-reported pain measures indicated the opposite. Users reported greater pain severity and more day-to-day interference than those that did not use marijuana.
 
 
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2017 AND JOURNAL OF ADDICTION MEDICINE, 2018
 
Olfson, M., Wall, M. M., Liu, S. M., & Blanco, C. (2017). Cannabis use and risk of prescription opioid use disorder in the United States. American Journal of Psychiatry, 175(1), 47-53.
 
Caputi, T. & Humphreys, K. (2018). Medical marijuana users are more likely to use prescription drugs medically and nonmedically.
Journal of Addiction Medicine, 12(4):295–299.
 
Over 30,000 American adults were sampled and researchers found that marijuana users were more than twice as likely to move on to abuse prescription opioids – even when controlling for age, sex, race/ethnicity, other substance use disorders, and a variety of psychiatric disorders and family history. In another study, medical marijuana users were significantly more likely to report the use of prescription drugs in the past 12 months.
 
 
PATIENT SAFETY IN SURGERY, 2018
 
Salottolo, K., Peck, L., Tanner II, A., Carrick, M. M., Madayag, R., McGuire, E., & Bar-Or, D. (2018).
 
The grass is not always greener: a multi-institutional pilot study of marijuana use and acute pain management following traumatic injury. Patient Safety in Surgery, 12(1), 16.
 
Researchers found that patients reporting marijuana use actually experienced more pain on average when admitted to the hospital following a traumatic injury than those that did not. Compared to non-users, they required more opioid medication to cope with the pain and consistently rated their pain higher during the duration of their stay.
 
 
 
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY, 2016
 
Hasin, D. S., Kerridge, B. T., Saha, T. D., Huang, B., Pickering, R., Smith, S. M., … & Grant, B. F. (2016). Prevalence and correlates of DSM-5 cannabis use disorder, 2012-2013: findings from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions–III. American Journal of Psychiatry, 173(6), 588-599.
 
Regular use of marijuana is linked with increased risk of developing cannabis use disorder, higher rates of mental illness and higher rates of co-substance abuse with alcohol, among other drugs.
 
Thanks to LearnAboutSAM.org for the real science!
 
 
 
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Opinion from Santa Barbara: Cozy with Cannabis

By Jeff Giordano

June 23, 2019, published in the Santa Barbara Press-Reader  This guest opinion references a Los Angeles Times article, “The world’s largest pot farms and how Santa Barbara opened the door”(June 12th).

Since cannabis firm Tilray’s successful IPO, investors have poured capital into marijuana. This Green Rush has allowed investors and businesspeople (so called “growers”) to exploit our county supervisors, who have acted more like partners than impartial representatives for the 400,000 or so other county residents.

Behind closed doors, the Board of Supervisors disregarded our Master Plan’s preference for existing business (among other things) and accelerated the process (CEQA was a joke). This was purposefully done while many of us were either evacuated or engulfed in the worst county disaster in history. Continue reading Opinion from Santa Barbara: Cozy with Cannabis →

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Here are people that aren’t feeling the “Joy” Kamala

Kamala Harris – This presidential candidate is disregarding public health and safety and the future of our kids for drug money that will end up in her campaign war chest.
The families of dead children after their suicides – THC is the number one drug found in the bodies of young suicides.

The families of children in addiction therapy – THC is the drug driving the most young people to addiction therapy.

The families and individuals who have pot induced psychosis – This can become a life long and devastating disease

The families of those who have been killed by pot impaired drivers – pot impaired driving deaths in WA double after “legalization”

The children of drug addicted parents and the families of children who have been injured or died while under the care of pot impaired parents – many children left in cars, children drowned while parents sleep, children burned

Those in emergency rooms scromiting – Hyperemesis syndrome The users who have discovered they have high levels of heavy metal poisoning – pot plants collect and concentrate heavy metals from the soil. Further concentrated in hash oil products.

The users/addicts themselves – although they often won’t admit it. They are trapped by the drug, often needing to use multiple or even a dozen times a day, their relationships are suffering, they may suffer from amotivational syndrome.

The employers of users who can’t depend on sound judgement or dependability of using employees.

The unborn whose brains and bodies are being injured by the prenatal use of parents.
“This is Kamala Harris signaling to drug dealers in the pot industry- ‘I’m here, I’m running, I will be your advocate'”- Carla Lowe
“The only person that will really feel Joy will be Kamala Harris when she receives a large donation from the Pot Industry for her Presidential Campaign” – Scott Chipman

(Originally published by CALMca.org)                                                                   Citizens Against the Legalization of Marijuana                                                               For more in formation, call 619-990-7480 Scott
or 916-990-7489 Carla