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David G. Evans, Esq.
www.ncagainstmarijuana.org September 3, 2024 Attachment: Cannabis Industry Victims Education Litigators paper “Marijuana Smoke Carries High Risks to the Health of Users or to the Health of Other Individuals or of the Community” President Trump and Senator Vance have recently come out in favor of marijuana legalization. This is a big mistake. Here is what President Trump had to say As everyone knows, I was, and will be again, the most respected LAW & ORDER President in U.S. History. We will take our streets back by being tough & smart on violent, & all other types, of Crime. In Florida, like so many other States that have already given their approval, personal amounts of marijuana will be legalized for adults with Amendment 3. Whether people like it or not, this will happen through the approval of the Voters, so it should be done correctly. We need the State Legislature to responsibly create laws that prohibit the use of it in public spaces, so we do not smell marijuana everywhere we go, like we do in many of the Democrat run Cities. At the same time, someone should not be a criminal in Florida, when this is legal in so many other States. We do not need to ruin lives & waste Taxpayer Dollars arresting adults with personal amounts of it on them, and no one should grieve a loved one because they died from fentanyl laced marijuana. We will make America SAFE again! We will address these four statements made by President Trump. 1. As everyone knows, I was, and will be again, the most respected LAW & ORDER President in U.S. History. If he supports legalization of marijuana he is not in favor of law and order. Marijuana use causes violence in general and violence against women and children. See the attached paper on marijuana and violence. Data also shows that marijuana use is the primary drug involved with child deaths by their caretakers. See the attached power point on child deaths. 2. We need the State Legislature to responsibly create laws that prohibit the use of it in public spaces, so we do not smell marijuana everywhere we go, like we do in many of the Democrat run Cities. He got it right that marijuana smoking should be banned in public places including apartment buildings. Attached is the Cannabis Industry Victims Education Litigators paper “Marijuana Smoke Carries High Risks to the Health of Users or to the Health of Other Individuals or of the Community” that was sent to the DEA on the rescheduling issue. It covers the science on topics such as: Relevant Facts about Marijuana Smoke - 9 Marijuana smoke has dangerous levels of particulate matter - 10 California Environmental Protection Agency Declares Marijuana Smoke a Carcinogen - 11 Marijuana Smoke is More dangerous than Tobacco Smoke - 12 Second Hand Marijuana Smoke Is Dangerous to Individuals and the Community - 13 Cannabis Smoke and Pollen Are Known Allergens - 18 Marijuana Is Addictive and Marijuana Smoke and Odor Can Trigger Relapse - 22 Marijuana Smoke May Trigger Relapse in Those Suffering from Cannabis Use Disorder - 24 3. We do not need to ruin lives & waste Taxpayer Dollars arresting adults with personal amounts of it on them. President Trump got that wrong. I have been a criminal defense attorney since 1974. Attached is the AALM paper on social justice and marijuana arrests. It is a myth that there are many minorities in prison due to possession of small amount of marijuana. Most states treat this as a civil offense or a very minor offense and records can be expunged. An arrest can help get marijuana users evaluated and treated. See the attached paper on Compassionate Justice. 4. “no one should grieve a loved one because they died from fentanyl laced marijuana. We will make America SAFE again! President Trump got that wrong I was an EMT for 10 years and President of a rescue squad and also an EMT on a mountain fire company. Here is what first responders have to say about “fentanyl laced marijuana” in their Journal of Emergency Medical Services Fentanyl-laced cannabis products are a malevolent myth that has appeared multiple times in law enforcement press releases and subsequent media reports. These rumors began as early as 2017 when a county coroner in Ohio erroneously stated that he had seen evidence of marijuana laced with fentanyl. It was later determined that his remarks were unsubstantiated and were based on third-hand hearsay. To-date, there are no scientifically verified reports fentanyl contamination of cannabis products. Writer and drug researcher Claire Zagorski notes that in addition to the paucity of evidence associated with the rumors, fentanyl is destroyed and rendered inert when it is burned. Meaning that even if it made its way onto cannabis flower, it would not have any effect on the individuals who inhaled it when smoking. Additionally, fentanyl is not well absorbed through the gastrointestinal tract, which is why there are no oral preparations of the medication which minimizes the risk of its impact if it were to end up in edible products. Finally, it is worth noting that it is possible that fentanyl could be vaporized (heated to its boiling point as opposed to burning). However, it requires much higher temperatures than are found in vaping devices that are used to consume tobacco and cannabis products. Source: https://www.jems.com/special-topics/jems-at-fdic/jems-con-2022-preview-fentanyl/ Another article notes that There are, of course, a few different ways to consume cannabis. The method most of us probably think of is smoking. In the case of cannabis flower, smoking involves loading the material into a pipe or roll paper, lighting it on fire, and inhaling the smoke. Burning fentanyl with flame destroys it, so even if someone smoked cannabis contaminated with fentanyl, the fentanyl would not be active in the smoke. In fact, burning drugs in an incinerator is a common way to dispose of them, both for prescription medications and for illegal drugs seized by law enforcement. Source: https://filtermag.org/fentanyl-marijuana-myth/ For other articles on this subject read https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/fentanyl-laced-marijuana https://ohrn.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/OHRN-note-re-Fentanyl-in-Cannabis-May-2019.pdf https://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisroberts/2021/07/31/fentanyl-tainted-marijuana-is-still-mostly-a-myth/?sh=49e3f5dd280d
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