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Illinois’ Offensive Kelly Cassidy Hits New Ethical Low

Posted on March 25, 2022 by David E Smith

If you ever doubted that we wrestle against spiritual forces of evil who call good evil and evil good, then please watch these two videos of brief statements made on the floor of the Illinois House on Wednesday. First, watch this video of one of Illinois’ finest lawmakers, the always gracious Tom Morrison (R-Palatine), who civilly expressed his views on “trans”-cultic assumptions, which are eradicating public recognition of sex differences, including in women’s private spaces and sports.

Posted in Illinois Politics, Sexuality | Tagged Elise Malary, Gender dysphoria, genetic sexual attraction, J.K. Rowling, Joe Biden, Kara Dansky, Kelly Cassidy, Lia Thomas, Minor Attraction, Naomi Wolf, NCAA, Newspeak, schizophrenia, Selwyn Duke, Tom Morrison, transgenderism, Women’s Liberation Front, Zoophilia | Comments Off

Ten Reasons to Oppose Legal Weed in Illinois

Posted on May 8, 2019 by David E Smith

Once again, high potency marijuana is in the news. Governor J.B. Pritzker and several state lawmakers held a press conference this past Saturday to announce their bill (SB 7) to legalize marijuana for "recreational" use in Illinois.

Posted in Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Tagged Aging of the Brain, Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, Brain Alteration, Heather Steans, heroin, J.B. Pritzker, Karen Randall, Kimberly Lightford, Marijuana-Related Traffic Fatalities, New Jersey, Opioid Deaths, Pacific Garden Mission, Patricia Van Pelt, Pediatrics, Phil Kwiatowski, Philip D. Murphy, psychiatric disorders, Psychological Medicine, psychosis, SB 7, schizophrenia, suicide, tetrahydrocannabinol, THC Concentrates, The Lancet Psychiatry, Toi Hutchinson, Violent Crime | Comments Off

Marijuana and Psychosis

Posted on March 29, 2019 by David E Smith

The pitfalls and perils of marijuana legalization are well-documented. But whenever we discuss that research here on BreakPoint, we’re accused of not having the right research. What that means is that we’ve used studies that contradict the very vocal advocates of weed.Well, let’s see what happens when we cite The British journal The Lancet, which, along with the New England Journal of Medicine and the Journal of the American Medical Association, is considered the “gold standard” for peer-reviewed medical research. It doesn’t get more “real” than being published in The Lancet.

A just-published study in The Lancet…

Posted in Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Tagged adolescent brains, Alex Berenson, BreakPoint, Journal of the American Medical Association, King’s College London, New England Journal of Medicine, psychosis, Ron Powers, schizophrenia, The Lancet | Comments Off