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THE POT DRUG-DEALING INDUSTRY IS NOT “ESSENTIAL” – IT ELEVATES CORONA VIRUS HARMS

by Americans Against Legalising Marijuana, posted 23 03 2020

THE POT DRUG-DEALING INDUSTRY IS NOT “ESSENTIAL” – IT ELEVATES CORONA VIRUS HARMS

ALL POT SHOPS SHOULD BE CLOSED DOWN

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Southern California, Scott Chipman   619 990 7480    scott@chipman.info
Northern California, Carla Lowe         916 708 4111    carladlowe@aol.com

Thousands of businesses in cities across the country such as Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Seattle and New York are closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. However, “medical” marijuana stores remain open as officials revise public health orders to include cannabis as an “essential medicine”.

“IRONICALLY MARIJUANA IS NOT EVEN IDENTIFIED AS A MEDICINE IN CALIFORNIA – it is officially designated a carcinogen, a cancer causing agent. It is the height of stupidity to designate pot shops as an essential industry.”
-Scott Chipman

Surgeon General Jerome Adams agrees stating there is "No such thing as Medical Marijuana"

Marijuana harms elevate risks related to Coronavirus (COVID-19). Using Marijuana:

• Compromises the immune system
• Damages the lungs
• Is commonly contaminated with fungal and bacterial microorganisms which cause lung infections, including Cryptoccus, Mucor, Aspergillus

Vaping Use of vaping devices such as those used for vaping marijuana are causing deaths and serious lung disease called Electronic Vaping Associated Lung Injury (EVALI).

Burdening Our Emergency Health Care System

• Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) . Emergency rooms in states that have legalized marijuana typically deal with multiple cases of CHS a day. CHS is a condition with recurrent bouts of severe nausea, vomiting, and dehydration. CHS usually occurs in people under 50 years of age and with a long history of marijuana use. CHS can lead users to make frequent trips to the emergency room, but can be resolved when a person stops using marijuana. CHS can result in kidney failure. Colorado legalized marijuana in 2009 and since then the rate of CHS has doubled.
• Child and Youth Marijuana Poisoning Exposures are increased
• Teen ER Visits are increased
• Psychotic Breaks and schizophrenia -  Marijuana use also results in people having mental illness including anxiety, psychotic breaks and schizophrenia many of whom wind up in emergency rooms. An article published in the British Journal of Psychiatry states: It is now incontrovertible that heavy use of cannabis increases the risk of psychosis. There is a dose-response relationship and high potency preparations and synthetic cannabinoids carry the greatest risk.

“For public health and safety, we call on city, county and State officials in California to shut down and permanently close marijuana dispensaries” 
- Carla Lowe

AALMs FULL POSITION ON MARIJUANA AND COVID_19