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Breathe Free Oregon
Jan 30, 20231 min read
How Cartels Take Over Rural California
Short video on illegal marijuana grow operations in California and their connection to violent organized crime, human trafficking, and...
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Breathe Free Oregon
Jan 9, 20231 min read
THC: The Human Cost
ABC news investigated the human toll of illegal marijuana grows for a year. The reporter shines light on the horrific conditions imposed...
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Breathe Free Oregon
Jan 7, 20231 min read
How Foreign Drug Operations Are Taking Over California’s Desert Towns: Jorge Ventura
Jorge Ventura reports on illegal marijuana grows in southern California. When Prop 64 passed in 2016, California reduced the penalty on...
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Breathe Free Oregon
Dec 10, 20221 min read
How Cartels Successfully Take Over Northern California: Interview with Jorge Ventura
In this interview Jorge Ventura (reporter and producer of “Narcofornia”) talks about how Siskiyou County in northern California has been...
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Breathe Free Oregon
Nov 26, 20221 min read
Closing the Loophole on Hemp-Drived Cannabis Products: A Public Health Priority
The 2018 Federal Farm Bill legalized the growth and sale of hemp. It contains a loophole which opens the door for the unregulated...
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Breathe Free Oregon
Oct 13, 20211 min read
Illegal marijuana farms take scarce water from Oregon, California
In many western states, illegal marijuana farms are diverting water from licensed users, drying up wells and streams, harming plants and...
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Breathe Free Oregon
Jan 14, 20211 min read
Marijuana Legalization is NOT a Grassroots Movement, It's About Big Drug Investors
Key Finding: The drive to legalize marijuana is funded by out-of-state PACs and “Addiction-for-Profit Big Money” investors who want...
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Breathe Free Oregon
Nov 8, 20201 min read
The Failures of the States to Regulate Marijuana
Key Finding: State regulation of marijuana (pushed by the profit-hungry marijuana industry) has been a “sorry spectacle” even in the...
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Breathe Free Oregon
Aug 6, 20201 min read
California black market has increased since marijuana legalization
Due to the expense of having a legal marijuana grow, legal grows are not making much profit and black market activity has increased....
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Breathe Free Oregon
Jul 31, 20201 min read
U.S. House Passes Spending Bill Loaded with Big Pot Giveaways - press release from SAM
Press release from Smart Approaches to Marijuana For Immediate Release: July 31st, 2020 (Alexandria, Va) - Today, the House of...
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Breathe Free Oregon
May 22, 20201 min read
Most U.S. marijuana too potent for pain relief
Summary: Most marijuana being purchased in the U.S. for neuropathic pain is too potent to be effective. Typically containing two to three...
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Breathe Free Oregon
May 22, 20201 min read
Increased impaired driving and fatalities in CO since legalizing marijuana
Discusses increase in impaired driving and fatalities since marijuana was legalized in CO. Published by The Rocky Mountain High Intensity...
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Breathe Free Oregon
Apr 21, 20201 min read
Pot Industry Isn't ‘Essential,' Has Health Risks, and Yet Is Lobbying for Federal Aid
This article is a criticism of the status of marijuana dispensaries as "critical" during COVID restrictions and warns of the potential...
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Breathe Free Oregon
Apr 10, 20201 min read
Medical Marijuana Cultivation In California's Central Valley Poses Serious Risk to Public Health
This article & video highlight public health risks associated with cannabis cultivation in California, as well as inadequate regulation...
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Breathe Free Oregon
Apr 10, 20201 min read
A Consortium of Clinicians and Scientists Sign “Statement of Concern” on Marijuana Policy in MA
This group of clinicians and scientists believe that marijuana is being improperly regulated. Rather than being regulated as an “ordinary...
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