Posted on September 30, 2022 View all news
1) Psychosis, violence
https://www.pcavt.org/all-news/2022/6/28/psychosis-addiction-chronic-vomiting-as-weed-becomes-more-potent-teens-are-getting-sick
https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/marijuana-intoxication-blamed-in-more-deaths-injuries/
https://www.daily-chronicle.com/2020/06/01/cases-of-cannabis-induced-psychosis-increase-during-covid-19-pandemic/axa9jtv/
Highland Park:
https://www.deseret.com/2022/7/10/23198938/perspective-cavalier-cannabis-attitudes-are-harmful-marijuana-violence-drugs-highland-park-shooting
Waukesha Parade:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/suspect-deadly-waukesha-christmas-parade-attack-stand-trial-rcna12258
https://fox11online.com/news/crime/darrell-brooks-waukesha-christmas-parade-crash-insanity-plea-court-legal-system-attorneys-not-guilty-mental-disease-or-defect?src=link
(2) Mental Health, Addiction:
https://www.pbs.org/video/rmpbs-specials-insight-john-ferrugia-marajuana-state-high/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6140166/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6913861/
https://www.acsh.org/news/2022/05/26/pot-really-safe-tales-er-interview-dr-roneet-lev-16315
(3) Illinois’ preparation for marijuana and driving:
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/drivers-influence-marijuana-crash-illinois-legalization/
https://www.consumerreports.org/cro/car-safety/car-crashes-are-up-in-states-with-legal-recreational-marijuana-iihs-hldi Chicago-HIDTA-2021-Marijuana-Legalization-Impact-Report-for-Illinois.pdf, p. 11
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/57839de5c534a5d68f2bc36e/t/61844300952c2571c7457546/1636057857820/Chicago+HIDTA+2021+Marijuana+Legalization+Impact+Report+for+Illinois.pdf
(4) Rise in IL traffic deaths since legalization:
https://apps.dot.illinois.gov/FatalCrash/historicsnapshot.html
https://www.nhtsa.gov/press-releases/2020-fatality-data-show-increased-traffic-fatalities-during-pandemic
(5) Environment damage and climate change:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/op-eds/legalized-marijuana-is-a-global-warming-nightmare
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171031202705.htm
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2270366-colorados-legal-cannabis-farms-emit-more-carbon-than-its-coal-mines/#ixzz6r6ATwCtR
(6) Failed policy and political privilege:
https://www.politico.com/agenda/story/2019/10/14/marijuana-tax-revenue-001062/
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-08/a-series-on-the-fallout-of-legal-weed-in-california
https://www.pjstar.com/story/business/employment/2021/08/22/proposed-law-could-change-marijuana-drug-tests-illinois-workplaces/8215137002/
https://www.pcavt.org/all-news/2022/6/28/psychosis-addiction-chronic-vomiting-as-weed-becomes-more-potent-teens-are-getting-sick
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