Coalition for a Drug Free California

06/09/2024

No San Francisco, it isn't working..."San Francisco not sure if latest effort to curb drug epidemic is helping addicts get sober: Report"

Several San Francisco fentanyl users told The San Francisco Chronicle that the city's aggressive drug enforcement hasn't encouraged them to seek substance abuse treatment.

06/09/2024

U.S. Coast Guard offloads 4,800 pounds of co***ne after shootout at sea.

Coast Guard officers fired at and sank a speedboat suspected of smuggling drugs in the Caribbean Sea, officials said,

06/09/2024

Dozens of people, including border agent, charged in California drug bust linked to Sinaloa Cartel.

Fourteen indictments were unsealed charging 47 alleged members of a drug trafficking network based in Imperial Valley, California.

05/06/2024

The False Promise of Rescheduling Ma*****na.
Vanderbilt Law Research Paper No. 24-21
Tulsa Law Review, Forthcoming.
"The federal government appears poised to reschedule ma*****na under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Advocates have suggested the move will generate substantial benefits for the state-licensed ma*****na industry, which has struggled to secure basic legal and business services under federal prohibition. But this Essay serves as a reality check. It suggests the expectations surrounding rescheduling are highly inflated, for two reasons"....

The federal government appears poised to reschedule ma*****na under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). Advocates have suggested the move will generate substan

03/29/2024

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) said Thursday that he has vetoed bills to establish a state-regulated marketplace for ma*****na.

Virginia legalized the possession of small amounts of recreational ma*****na three years ago but never settled on a mechanism to allow legal sales.

02/28/2024

We have been warning the public that ma*****na use causes heart attacks and strokes..."Cannabis use associated with higher heart attack and stroke risk, study finds".

Whether smoked, eaten or vaporized, cannabis use is associated with increased risk of heart disease, heart attack and stroke, according to new research published in the American Heart Association's peer-reviewed journal.

11/17/2023

I have worked with state, national and international anti drug coalitions for almost 2 decades. We have been saying for years that ma*****na causes serious, life threatening breathing disorders, including asthma, emphysema, and COPD. We have collectively researched health issues surrounding ma*****na use and breathing disorders are only one of many health issues surrounding it's use. Ma*****na today has been genetically modified to increase potency thereby increasing profits. The pesticides, insecticides and toxic fertilizers used to grow it are linked to many neurological conditions and disease, including Autism, MS, and Parkinsons. Organophosphate pesticides were used in Vietnam. It was called Agent Orange. Stay away from it, it isn't worth the consequences.

The U.S. cannabis production industry’s first reported occupational asthma death took the life of a worker in Massachusetts, federal health and safety officials said. The woman, 27, was working in a cannabis cultivation and processing facility when she experienced worsening work-related respirator...

04/30/2022

Harvard Study: Medical Ma*****na is a Scam. The Harvard Gazette reported on a recent well-designed study. Researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial of ma*****na used for medical purposes and found that those getting a w**d card had twice the incidence of substance use disorders and no improvement in their medical conditions, except that they slept more...https://authenticmedicine.com/2022/03/%EF%BF%BCharvard-study-medical-ma*****na-is-a-scam/?fbclid=IwAR1HPK22Fuq3y2rPo6uWmVmm_M6AqVIXHCttBRCGirsqmWKVOzDlyMTMI70

The Harvard Gazette reported on a recent well-designed study. Researchers conducted a randomized controlled trial of ma*****na used for medical purposes and

09/05/2020

. Jim Belushi uses a pesticide called Neem on the MJ he grows for his show. He claims it's organic and safe. It isn't. Neem oil can cause spontaneous abortion, infertility, liver and kidney damage...Belushi is selling this MJ to dispensaries in Oregon and California. Are you buying contaminated ma*****na?

Jim Belushi is a man of many talents – actor, singer, dancer, and now… legal cannabis farmer. Follow Jim, his family and their dedicated team at Belushi’s Farm as they make their mark in the industry and spread the benefits of legalized ma*****na in Growing Belushi.

12/15/2019

There are a few things happening right now that suggest ma*****na legalization is failing.

11/18/2019

And pro druggies claimed no one dies from ma*****na. Don't buy the lie.

CDC is investigating an outbreak of e-cigarette, or va**ng, product use associated lung injury (EVALI). Learn CDC’s recommendations, and the latest outbreak information.

11/18/2019

What. You mean drug dealers are playing fair? Huh.

"People like me are going to be left out."