Actions Supporting Drug Free People and Communities

Making Health History

Preventing Legalization/Commercialization

There is a push to legalize/commercialize more drugs. Good news communities and states are pushing back. Florida voters rejected the legalization of marijuana and Massachusetts voters defeated a ballot measure to commercialize psychedelic drugs. There are local and state bans on the sale of Kratom.

We know from the work in tobacco that raising the price can reduce use. However, tax revenue, as well revenue from legal settlements around drug use, are often seen a revenue stream for programs and services unrelated to drug use. This is a mistake. Taxes on drugs, as well as legal settlements, should be used solely to support moving toward drug free people and communities, including money for comprehensive, effective, and affordable treatment. With the focus on ending the sale of harmful drugs this revenue stream should be seen as short term.

Tax on Drugs to Address Drugs

Watchdog

The tactics of the drug sellers and their supporters are becoming bold and aggressive. Help us expose those entities and strategies that are being used to promote or protect drug use and sellers. Sadly, support can come from health groups and agencies and we need to call out their actions. As important, we also need to be publicly supportive of those doing good work. The addiction for profit companies have the money to but silence or compliance. The good news is they don’t have grassroots support which can erase their money advantage. Connect with us on social media or through our email to keep us aware of any activity of concern or deserving praise.

California has the first communities to adopt laws ending the sale of all tobacco and nicotine products. Efforts in Massachusetts and Maine look to become the first to end marijuana legalization. Oklahoma’s governor called on the legislature to support a ballot measure ending the state’s medical marijuana program. Stay tuned to this web site to understand how medical marijuana is about profits, not patients and meant to open the door for legalization.

Ending Legalization/Commercialization

One of the reasons to prevent and end the commercialization of drugs is the suffering caused by addiction and the complexity, cost of drug treatment. Often it takes multiple attempts and persons may be using more than one drug. We need to support the funding to evaluate the efficacy of treatment options as well as having the resources so persons can have access to affordable, accessible, and effective treatment. This work includes making sure states and the federal government are spending revenue from legal settlements with drug makers and/or taxes on drugs on addressing those impacted by drug use.

Funding of Effective Treatment

Stay tuned to this web site and our social media on ways your voice can impact local, state, or federal action around drug use. Be sure to fill out the contact form to provide your contact information.

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Action Around the Country

  • Hemp Products Ban by Congress

    A story on the federal legislation to ban intoxicating hemp products. Marijuana industry wanted us to believe hemp was about making clothes, rope, and certainly not about getting people high. Not surprising intoxicating hemp products began to appear - not what we were told. Congress took action. As you can see from this link - media mostly covered how marijuana sellers would be impacted vs. the health impact.

  • Ohio Board of Pharmacy Emergency 180 Day Ban On Kratom (including 7-OH)

    A December 2025 story on emergency action by the Ohio Board of Pharmacy calling for 180 day ban on sale, possession, and distribution of Kratom, including 7-OH. The Governor of Ohio has wanted Kratom made illegal. If these drugs are new to you - know there is an ongoing threat of porducts being sold in local stores designed to get people high. The MHHP is about preventing and ending the sale of these new psychoactove drugs

  • Florida Voters Reject Marijuana Legalization

    November 2024 news story the failure of a ballot measure in Florida to legalize marijuana. The marijuana industry spent over $150 million with more than $140 million coming from Trulieve - Florida’s largest “medical” marijuana biz. A reminder that “medical” marijuana is nothing more than trying to open the door for legalization. Would be great to have media actually ask Trulieve for their medical protocols (which marijuana for which condition, dosage, duration, contraindications, etc.) - they don’t exist.

  • Massachusetts Voters Reject Legalizing Psychedelic Drugs

    A November 2024 story on Massachusetts voters thankfully rejecting the legalization of psychedelic drugs and not following the path of Oregon and Colorado voters. The psychedelic drug advocates trying to use the same playbook as the marijuana industry (which was a revised tobacco industry playbook). In the 1950’s we saw ads for doctors recommending Camel cigarettes. Fast forward, marijuana industry does medicine by ballot passing “medical” marijuana laws claiming marijuana to treat issues like PTSD. Surprise, psychedelic advocates say we need their drug to help with…yes - PTSD.

  • Bay Area Town Enacts Total and Complete Tobacco Ban

    November 2025 story on the community of Tiburon becoming the second community in California to completely ban the sale of tobacco and nicotine products. The state program addressing tobacco use has adopted ending the sale of tobacco and nicotine products as their ultimate goal. Finally, a policy that treats tobacco products/use as the health emergency that it is.

  • Survey Supports Sales Ban on All Tobacco Products

    Despite no national campaign or discussion around the topic, a 2021 survey of adults found 57% favored prohibiting the sale of all tobacco products. The survey also found more support for ending the sale of menthol flavored tobacco products - a policy blocked by the Obama, Biden, and Trump administration. The evidence for removing tobacco products is overwhelming. In addition to the polling date, hundreds of thousands will die each year, and most smokers want to quit. Greater action and urgency is long overdue and is a focus of the MHHP.