Articles

• ALERT:  07/15/10:  Nebraska Teens Caught With Alcohol or Marijuana Can Now Lose Driving Privileges
• 07/14/10:  Group says medicinal pot brings problems
• 07/13/10:  Heading Off To College? Time To Head Off Drinking Problems
• 05/11/10:  Omaha World Herald Medical Pot Discussion Developing
• 04/23/10:  ASAM Public Policy Statement on "Medical Marijuana"
• 04/13/10:  Omaha World Herald  Modesty vs. Fashion
  
• ALERT:  04/11/10:  Head of American Federation of Teachers Randi Weingarten supports legalizing pot  Please vote NO in this poll.
  
• ALERT:  03/29/10:  Arraignment on March 31st...Read More
  
• ALERT:  03/14/10:  Omaha World Herald  K2: A Scary But Legal High
  
• 03/11/10:  Media Magazine  Was the Pentagon Shooter an Obama-approved Pothead?
  
• 03/04/10:  White House Office of National Drug Control Policy  Why Marijuana Legislation would comprise Public Health and Public Safety
  
• 03/01/10:  Omaha World Herald  Study: Teen pot, alcohol use rising
  
• 03/01/10:  Omaha World Herald  Medicinal Pot A Hard Sell Here
  
• 02/21/10:  The Sacramento Bee  Former smugglers now legit at medical pot convention
  
• 02/19/10:  Join Together  Legislators Seek to Overturn Nebraska's Ban on Serving Beer Mixed with Liquor
  
• 02/21/10:  WebMD Health News  Cigars, Pipes No Safer Than Cigarettes
  
• 01/11/10:  New Jersey Passes Medical Pot Bill - What Happened?
  
• 12/19/09:  OWH Community Connection, Gingerbread House Contest
  
• 11/21/09:  Letters To The Editor: Marijuana Is Not Medicine
  
• 11/05/09:  Medical Pot Shops Peddle to LA Pupils
  
• 11/05/09:  Next Step On Marijuana May Be Iowa Legislature
  

News Releases

• 04/22/10:  PRIDE 2010 Scholarship Winners
• 02/18/10:  Reckless Decision by Iowa Board of Pharmacy to Reclassify Marijuana Brings Dangerous Threat to Nebraska Youth
• 01/25/10:  New Beginnings in 2010 at PRIDE-Omaha, Inc.
• 12/18/09:  Walgreens Has a History of Tobacco Sales to Minors...
• 11/30/09:  PRIDE Prevention Elves...Making Homebuilding Sweeter
• 11/04/09:  Drug Prevention Experts Set To Oppose "Medical" Marijuana Today At Hearing

News Stories/Videos

• 03/16/10:  Action 3 News  10-Year-Old Busted for Bringing Pot to School
• 03/16/10:  KETV News  Boy, 10, Cited For Pot Possession In School  Police Say 5 Students Found With Marijuana Over Past Week
• 03/15/10:  Action 3 News  K2 Like Marijuana Only Legal
• 02/18/10:  Vote for Medical Marijuana Stirs Up Debate  Video  Story
• 02/18/10:  Mother Warns Parents of Prescription Drug Dangers After Son Overdoses  Video  Story
• 02/18/10:  Students Take Action To Warn About Prescription Drug Danger  Video  Story
• 12/18/09:  Action 3 News Midday Story
• 12/15/09:  Gingerbread House Auction Benefits Schools WOWT news story

Article Summaries

• 03/01/10:  The Associated Press reported on February 28, 2010 that some colleges are beginning to shift their policies and are informing parents at the first sign that a student is involved with illegal alcohol activity.  For many years, colleges have had a "hands off" approach to many student social problems, stating the "in loco parentis" theory that they are not students' parents.  Some schools are beginning to enlist parents' help as soon as problems are identified.  To see the full story, "Colleges Enlist Parents to Curb Problem Drinking", click here.
• 02/26/10:  News First 5 reported on February 24, 2010 that the Colorado Attorney General is stating that Colorado's "medical" marijuana law is now resulting in 40,000 registered marijuana users, soon to be 100,000.  For more information on this story, click here
• 02/22/10:  The Sacramento Bee reported February 21, 2010 on the bold new world of marijuana distribution and commerce in California.  The Bee reported that former convicted marijuana traffickers are now legal business entrepreneurs making money on the new marijuana industry in California.  The story describes the medical marijuana trade show convention in Los Angeles, further demonstrating that the "medical" marijuana movement is really about legalizing and normalizing marijuana use America. To see the full story, click here.
• 02/22/10:  Cigars and Pipes Are Not Safer Than Cigarettes  A new study by Robert Wood Johnson Medical School researchers finds that pipes and cigars are not safer than cigarettes. People who switch from cigarettes to pipes or cigars should know that their health is still in jeopardy regarding cotinine levels, lung function and airflow obstruction and other dangers. To see a summary of the study, Click here
• 02/21/10:  Please Thank CBS for Rejecting NORML's Ad Calling for Legalization of Marijuana.  It only takes a few moments to write a thank you to CBS television for rejecting a pro-marijuana ad from NORML.  Send the note to: audsvcs@cbs.com.  Tell them "thank you", and add any simple comment in the body of the memo and sign your name and address.  Please forward this message to your friends and family. Together we can make a difference for drug-free families and communities.  Click here for more information.