New SAM Action television ads, to air on Fox News and Fox Business Network, warn that moving marijuana to Schedule III would let CCP-backed and Mexican cartels launder profits, in addition to unleashing a nationwide public health crisis while weed industry barons receive tax breaks.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, SAM Action, the (c)4 arm of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, the nation’s leading organization opposing the commercialization of addictive THC products, announced “No Schedule 3,” a six-figure national television ad buy and public education campaign urging President Donald Trump to oppose the Biden-era plan to move marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act.
The ad buy, which exceeds $100,000, features three videos and will premiere July 30, 2025 at www.NoSchedule3.com and will be played on FOX News and Fox Business Network to target President Trump. SAM is directly targeting President Trump and his core supporters. The campaign spotlights the public health and safety risks of the rescheduling proposal and urges Americans to join the call to action.
“Rescheduling is a cartel tax cut,” said Dr. Kevin Sabet, President of SAM and former White House drug policy advisor. “By removing marijuana from the reach of Section 280E, Washington would hand CCP-backed cartels and Big Marijuana a taxpayer-subsidized path to dominate the market and target our kids, while giving Big Marijuana major tax breaks, further fueling an addiction-for-profit industry that targets our children and undermines federal law.”
The Biden-era push to move marijuana to Schedule III would eliminate Section 280E tax restrictions—granting marijuana corporations the ability to deduct business expenses like any legal industry. This would make them instantly more profitable, despite marijuana remaining federally illegal. SAM warns that this change will open the floodgates for even more aggressive commercialization of high-potency THC products linked to addiction, psychosis, cardiovascular dangers, and youth ER visits.
The ad campaign calls on President Trump to stand firm against Biden’s politicized proposal and keep marijuana a Schedule I substance, preserving scientific integrity and protecting American families from Big Tobacco 2.0.
JOIN THE CAMPAIGN: www.noschedule3.com
The campaign is part of a broader national advocacy effort by SAM and SAM Action, which includes:
- Mobilizing grassroots support through a national petition
- Educating voters, lawmakers, and the media about the dangers of rescheduling
- Urging President Trump to take a public stand and stop the former Biden Administration’s plan
To view the ad and sign the petition, visit www.noschedule3.com.