ALERTS AND ACTION

ALERTS AND ACTION

The Battle Against Big Marijuana is Heating Up on Capitol Hill

Posted by Peggy B. Sapp, President & CEO on Jul 11, 2019 11:31:00 AM

In the coming weeks, the Senate is expected to vote on a must-pass funding bill. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby should be keenly aware that some of their pro-marijuana colleagues are trying to use sneaky tactics to attach big federal giveaways to the marijuana industry to a must-pass spending bill.

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Topics: marijuana

Medical marijuana bill moves forward in state House

Posted by Sergio Perez on Mar 30, 2017 8:51:01 AM

The House bill is supported by many of the same organizations that fought against Florida’s medical marijuana amendment, and largely opposed by medical marijuana advocates.

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Topics: marijuana legalization, marijuana

Fentanyl/Carfentanil ALERT

Posted by Sergio Perez on Mar 21, 2017 2:59:28 PM

We have all heard about the devastating opioid epidemic that’s ravaging communities across the U.S., but have you heard about two incredibly powerful synthetic opioids–Fentanyl and Carfentanil–that are thousands of times more powerful than heroin?

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Topics: heroin, synthetic drugs, drug abuse, opioids

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We teach people how to say no to drugs and how to make healthy choices. To reduce the demand for drugs, Informed Families has focused its efforts on educating and mobilizing the community, parents and young people in order to change attitudes. In this way we counteract the pressures in society that condone and promote drug and alcohol use and abuse. The organization educates thousands of families annually about how to stay drug and alcohol free through networking and a variety of programs and services .

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