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To Honor Charlie Kirk, Texas Leaders should Heed His Warning On Weed

If Republicans truly want to honor Charlie Kirk, they will help a generation of young Americans by standing up, as Kirk did, to the THC industry preying on them. Last year, the conservative activist exposed “The Four Big Lies of the Marijuana Industry” on his show and concluded that contrary to the industry’s promises, legalization has made our communities more dangerous, increased youth use, strengthened cartels and opened a gateway to a larger drug culture. He also demolished the rationale for President Joe Biden’s proposal to reclassify marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a proposal that appears to tempt the Trump administration as well.

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Abbott’s ‘child safety’ order hides a Trojan horse for THC

They’re pushing marijuana disguised as “hemp,” hazardous intoxicants as “wellness,” and brightly packaged gummies as “not for kids.” Under the banner of “child protections,” they are quietly legitimizing dangerous products for profit at the expense of Texas families.

Matt Rossheim is a public health professor, substance use prevention researcher, and parent in Fort Worth.

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