Vote no to marijuana english 10.4.14

 All forms of Marijuana are mind-altering,
 Marijuana contains more than 400
chemicals, including THC (known as
tetrahycannabinol),
 THC is the main active chemical in
Marijuana,
 THC in Marijuana determines its
strength or potency.
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Marijuana is Addictive
 9% of those who use Marijuana will
become addictive,
 17% will become addictive, if the
person starts in his teens,
 Addiction will increase to 25-50%
among daily users.
Data extracted from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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 Marijuana has a negative effect on
attention, memory and learning,
 Students who smoke Marijuana tend
to get lower grades and are more
likely to drop out of High School,
 Research yielded that smoking
Marijuana can lower the IQ, when
used regularly during teen years.
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 Long time Marijuana users report
being:
 Less satisfied with their lives,
 Having memory and relationship
problems,
 Having poor mental and physical
health,
 Having lower career performance
and earning lower salaries
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“A study undertaken by psychiatrist and
mathematician Hans Breiter from Northwestern
University Feinberg School of Medicine and
published in the Journal of Neuroscience,
analyzed the correlation between casual
marijuana use and structural changes in the
brain.
The conclusion: that even casual use among
young adults was enough to cause significant
brain abnormalities in two important brain
structures.”
Published by the Journal of Neuroscience
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“The amygdala and the nucleus accumbens were
the parts of the brain where the abnormalities
were most prevalent. These two regions of the
brain are responsible for processing emotions,
making decisions and motivation.
Damage to these parts of the brain often yield
some types of mental illness such as anxiety
disorders, paranoia, bi-polar condition and
depression, and Breiter argues that this is the
part of the brain that, “you do not want to mess
with.”
Published by the Journal of Neuroscience
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 High doses of Marijuana can cause an
acute Psychotic reaction on some
people as:
Disturbed perception and thoughts
Paranoia
 Marijuana can worsen Psychotic
symptoms in people who already have
the mental illness of schizophrenia.
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 Marijuana is the most common illegal
drug in vehicle fatalities,
 Marijuana affects skill required for
safe driving:
 Alertness
 Coordination
 Reaction time
 Hard to judge distances
 Poor reaction to signals and
sounds on the road
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 Marijuana smokers are exposed to
the same breathing and lung
problems as tobacco smokers,
 Marijuana smoke has a toxic
mixture of gases and tiny particles
that can harm the lungs,
 Marijuana smokers are exposed to
lung diseases and cancer as are
tobacco smokers.
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 Doctors advise pregnant women not to use
drugs and Marijuana because they can harm
the growing fetus,
 Studies suggest that children of mothers
who used Marijuana while pregnant may
cause brain changes and difficulties with
problem solving skills, memory and
attention.
 More research is needed to identify
problems caused by the use of Marijuana.
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 Two pill versions of THC have been
approved for the treatment of:
Nausea in cancer patients,
To stimulate appetite in some patients
with AIDS,
 Marijuana has not been approved by the
Food and Drug Administration to treat
any diseases,
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 In 2011, nearly 4.2 million people had
marijuana addiction problems, according
to the National Institute of Drug Abuse.
 The American Medical Association, the
American Society of Addiction Medicines,
the American Cancer Society, the
American Glaucoma Society and the
American Academy of Pediatrics all
report findings of no documented medical
value in Marijuana
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The State of Colorado approved the use of
medical Marijuana in 2000 and since then,
 There has been a sharp increase in pot
related calls to poison control,
 Seizures have quadrupled,
 Two death are attributed to Marijuana
overdoses already,
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 Marijuana is infiltrating Colorado
schools, which now have a long list of
young people awaiting to get help,
 Most of the Marijuana sold in Colorado is
package as food,
 There are pot bars, pot gummy bears,
pot suckers, pot hard fruit candies and
pot sodas. Today, young users are
unaware of these new products and
mislead by false advertising,
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On June 19, 2014, the “Compassionate
Medical Cannabis Act of 2014” was signed
into law in the State of Florida allowing the
use of Marijuana for medical purposes.
This Act includes the following:
 Authorizes specified physicians to order low-
THC cannabis for use by specified patients;
 Authorizes the Department of Health to
create a compassionate use registry;
 Authorizes certain medical centers to
conduct research on cannabidiol and low-THC
cannabis;
 Authorizes the Department of Health to
establish an Office of Compassionate Use.
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NATIONAL AMERICANS OF FAITH ALLIANCE PAC
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Tony Stewart
Kevin Ward, Jr.
A grand jury in upstate New York declined to charge
Tony Stewart on Wednesday for his role in the on-track
death of sprint car driver Kevin Ward Jr.
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Ward was killed Aug. 9 when a car driven by Stewart, the
three-time NASCAR Sprint Cup champion, struck and killed
him during a dirt-track race at Canandaigua Motorsports
Park. The 20-year-old Ward had exited his car after a crash
and walked toward Stewart's moving car on the track. Ward
died of blunt force trauma.
Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo looked at
the evidence and could have brought charges or dropped the
case himself, but he said last week that the matter would be
decided by the grand jury.
This is a strong testimony for the Florida voters on the
impact of judgment by someone under the influence of
Marihuana.
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VOTE ON MARIJUANA
Former Florida Supreme Court justices are
calling on all Floridians to protect the
Florida’s Constitution by voting
on Amendment 2.
They are offering 5 reasons to
vote on Amendment 2:
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“First, the amendment is so broadly
cast and vague, it will open the door
to the general use of marijuana, not
to carefully regulated medical use of
a drug for those truly suffering.”
Voters don’t have the time to read the
full text of the amendment of its
impact and are mislead on election
day.
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This information appeared in the Miami Herald, Thursday, September 11, 2014

“Second, Amendment 2 endangers
Floridians by granting broad immunity
from criminal and civil liability to
virtually everyone involved in the
chain of custody of marijuana.”
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“Third, Amendment 2, creates a right
to use marijuana coupled with the
right of privacy for medical marijuana
users, without regard to age.”
“This could be construed to allow
minors to obtain marijuana for
purported medical reasons without
the knowledge or consent of their
parents.
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“Fourth, Amendment 2 creates a role of
medical marijuana “caregiver.” “There is
only one requirement to be a caregiver – be
at least 21.”
“Amendment 2 requires no medical
expertise, training or background checks for
caregivers, who would have authority to
provide marijuana to multiple individuals.
This caregiver provision could be used as a
legal shield to protect drug dealers from
prosecution.”
This information appeared in the Miami Herald, Thursday, September 11, 2014 29

Fourth, Continuation
“Florida Department of Health estimates
that if the Amendment 2 passes, there will
be approximately 250,000 caregivers and
nearly 180,000 pot shops that would
dispense marijuana in the State of Florida.”
“This calls into questions the state’s ability
to adequately regulate the distribution of
marijuana, since it would not be obtained
from traditional pharmacies, but from shops
run by the marijuana industry.”
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“Fifth, if Amendment 2 is approved, it
would be almost impossible to fix its many
flaws because it would be enshrined in the
Constitution, rather than being a general
law that can be changed or improved as
needed to respond to inevitable
problems.”
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