Monthly News & Updates

 

September 2024| Issue 37

Welcome to the Every Brain Matters monthly newsletter. We are a non-profit community developed by families negatively impacted by industrialized marijuana.

*The words marijuana and cannabis are being used interchangeably in this newsletter.

 

Spotlight Article

The 2024 Presidential election is shaping up to be a pivotal moment in the future of expanded marijuana legalization. Not only is the issue on several state ballots, the Drug Enforcement Agency just set December 2 as the hearing date to take comments on the possible reclassification of cannabis. Because this is after the election, the final decision will likely fall to the next administration.


This decision by the DEA shines a spotlight on the two Presidential candidates’ positions and policies concerning marijuana. Pot is suddenly a potent political topic in such a tightly contested race.


To help you make the most informed decision to protect your community and your family from this harmful and addictive gateway drug, let’s take a look at the cannabis positions of both Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump.



Every Brain Matters presents this information as a public service, so you can vote your conscience and choose the candidate who best reflects your values and whose record, policies, and position highlight their ability and intentions when it comes to protecting your community and your family from the harms of the expanded drug crisis.


There are challenging considerations for both Vice President Harris and former President Trump. We urge you to conduct your own research and to look at their whole record in its entirety.


Every Brain Matters is non-partisan and does not endorse any candidate.

Keep reading here.

 

The Voices of Marijuana Harms

The Voices of Marijuana’s Harms provides a platform to get your voices heard! Whether it’s your child, spouse, parent, family member, or friend, please share stories to expose the human costs of marijuana legalization. This vital information corrects the false narratives spread by the marijuana industry.

Learn more from our stories and memorials.

On May 5, 2024, Pastor Glenn Germany was preaching at his church, Jesus Dwelling Place, when a young man approached him, pointed a gun at his head, and pulled the trigger. The bullet became logged in the weapon, and Pastor Glenn was able to duck behind a stand. Church members and Pastor Glenn then restrained this young man while they waited for the police to arrive.


Listen to the video below and learn how Pastor Glenn recognizes how cannabis played a part in this young man's mental illness and how he also lost his good friend to cannabis-induced mental illness. He says, "It's time to take a stand."

 

Advocacy In Action

 

We thank Americans Against Legalizing Marijuana For Protecting Florida Families from the Predatory Addiction-For-Profit Marijuana Industry!

Please watch and share the three short videos below with your friends and family and on your social media platforms to help us protect Florida.


AALM - Executive Producers


Featuring Carolyn Petty, Former Hermosa Beach California Mayor and Councilmember


Heidi Anderson -Swan, Director and Producer 


Matthew Wyman, Director of Photography

Lawsuits Coming!

ILLINOIS

Class Action lawsuit is forming in Illinois. If you or a loved one has been negatively affected by any cannabis products bought from an Illinois state store in the past two years, please get in touch with Nick Villicana at villicananick44@gmail.com

COLORADO

We are looking for more lead plaintiffs for a Class Action Lawsuit in Colorado who meet the following criteria: Have been diagnosed within the last two years with cannabis use disorder, cannabis-induced psychosis, or cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome caused by any THC-containing (non-CBD) cannabis product purchased at a legal Colorado retail dispensary, with no previous history of mental illness (or digestive issues) and is no longer using cannabis products of any kind (including CBD).

For information, you can contact Aaron Cress at aaron@latenightlaw.com.

USA - NATIONAL

Seeking additional lead plaintiffs for a lawsuit who purchased adult-use cannabis (without a medical card) based on false health benefits claims from any major dispensary chain and was either exposed to internet marketing or placed a pre-order over the internet.

For more information, Contact Dr. Ken Finn at Kfinn@springsrehab.net

 

Hope For Recovery

We provide family recovery resources, including support meetings, to help prevent, manage, or recover from a loved one’s harmful cannabis use.

Learn about all the meetings we offer.
 

We're Hiring!

Description of Family Peer Coordinator
Description of Social Media Specialist

Moment of Science and a New Poll

 

Moment of Silence

September Marijuana-related impaired-driving deaths:


September 3, 2010 - Brian Wood, 33. Washington

September 3, 2022 - Juan Martinez, Illinois

September 11, 2017 - Eugena Walker, 18, Illinois

September 18, 2010 - Sydney Tabakin, 17, Wisconsin

To memorialize and honor your loved one, please click this link.
Visit our memorial page here. 

September Remembrance:


Jolo Alonzo-Talay September 20,2018

Dana Wheelock Septermeber 13, 2018

Joey Dailidas - September 19, 2016 

Corey Baile - September 19, 2011

Neal Jansen Honka - September 26, 2016

Spencer Burchett - September 29, 2021


August Heavenly Birthdays:



Joel Jonathan Belmer - September 28, 1977

Taylor Rose Moore- September 23, 2001

Neal Jansen Honka - September 26, 2016

 
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