Tag Archives: Mary Flowers

Gaslighting, Smoke, Mirrors, & Money

Posted on April 19, 2024 by David E Smith

Some Illinois lawmakers recently joined the licensed cannabis industry in calling for a ban on Delta-8 hemp products. This partnership has been a match made in heaven for the industry since Illinois lawmakers did their bidding by legalizing high-potency marijuana for recreational use.

And if you’re paying attention to the numerous, pro-drug bills still being filed (see below), you’ll conclude that these legislators are still in cannabis companies’ back pockets.

Hemp is the cousin of marijuana. It is used in food products, natural remedies, fabric, rope, and more. Hemp-derived CBD products are also sold widely.

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Posted in Drugs/Alcohol/Addictions | Tagged Barbara Hernandez, Curtis Tarver, Delta-10, Delta-8, Delta-9, Eva-Dina Delgado, hemp, Kambium Buckner, Kevin Olickal, LaShawn Ford, Marcus Evans, marijuana, Mary Flowers, Michelle Mussman, Nicholas Smith, Norine Hammond, Schedule I, THC | Comments Off

Expanding Abortion by All Possible Means

Posted on February 28, 2023 by David E Smith

By definition, obstetric and other perinatal care providers always have two patients: a mother and her unborn baby. Both parties are considered equal in value and worthy of the full attention and effort of the provider, and in no case are they viewed as set against one another... But as the pro-abortion lobby in Illinois has grown bolder and more desperate, especially considering last year’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, there is now an expectation that a growing number of perinatal healthcare providers should be permitted to destroy the very lives they have been trained to guard.

Posted in Sanctity of Life | Tagged Abortion, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, HB 1046, HB 3, Mary Flowers, midwives, Public Health Committee, Roe v. Wade | Comments Off

Illinois House Ratifies the ERA

Posted on May 30, 2018 by David E Smith

On Wednesday evening, the Illinois House of Representatives voted 72 to 45 to ratify SJRCA 4, a completely unnecessary proposal to amend the U.S. Constitution to eradicate sex as a legitimate characteristic on which to base reasonable distinctions. Illinois House GOP Leader Jim Durkin (R-Western Springs) and ten House Republicans voted for the ERA, while five Democrats voted against this resolution.

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Allen Skillicorn, Ann Williams, Carol Ammons, Christian Mitchell, Christine Winger, Dan Brady, David Harris, Emmanuel Welch, Equal Rights Amendment, ERA, Jeanne Ives, Juliana Stratton, Kelly Cassidy, Laura Fine, Lou Lang, Mary Flowers, Pete Breen, Rita Mayfield, Stephanie Kifowit, Steve Andersson, Sue Scherer, Terry Bryant, Tom Morrison | Comments Off