Kevin Sabet

SMART APPROACHES TO MARIJUANA (SAM) CALLS FOR MARIJUANA RESEARCH OVERHAUL Recommendations include eliminating the Public Health Service (PHS) committee review for marijuana research applications, initiating a compassionate use program, and expanding marijuana research sites (WASHINGTON DC)—Given the increasing interest and demand for research into marijuana’s therapeutic potential, Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), a nonpartisan alliance […]

By Jon Collins, Published: April 21, 2015 Police chiefs across the state are preparing for the launch of Minnesota’s medical marijuana program this summer. Minnesota passed one of the country’s most restrictive medical marijuana laws last year. It prohibits personally growing marijuana or smoking marijuana and can be prescribed for less than a dozen conditions. Kevin […]

By Scott Gagnon, Published: April 10, 2015 Hello and welcome to the first proper blog entry on Smart Approaches to Public Health. It is a happy coincidence that the unveiling and launch of this blog was on the same day as another important unveiling. Today, Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) released a video entitled “Big Tobacco 2.0.” The […]

Today, SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) President Dr. Kevin A. Sabet released a statement on the CNN special, Weed 3: “Of course, we have to study marijuana to examine its medical potential. The goal, according to the Institute of Medicine, should be to develop non-smoked medications based on marijuana’s components for specific medical conditions. As […]

By Kevin A. Sabet, Ph.D., Published: April 16, 2015 at 8:29 AM With presidential campaign politics upon us, it’s hard to find areas of agreement among key leaders. But there seems to be one issue that even President Obama, Governor Chris Christie, and a Northern California, Obama-appointed judge can all agree on: marijuana legalization is a […]

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By Ricardo Baca, Published: April 10, 2015 at 4:25 PM Anti-legalization group Project SAM released a new video this week comparing marijuana’s recent rise to that of tobacco’s past ascents. The group released the video, above, in conjunction with theNational Rx Abuse Summit and the affiliated SAM Marijuana Education Summit. “I hope people realize that marijuana legalization is all about […]

Dr. Kevin Sabet explains the impact of marijuana legalization in states that approved it. Legalization has led to a steep rise in marijuana potency and increases in marijuana-related car crashes and poisonings, especially among very young children who eat marijuana-infused candies accidentally, he says. He spoke at Let’s Be Clear Georgia: A Collaborative to Prevent […]

By Ben Markus, Published: November 14, 2014 Since recreational marijuana stores opened in January, Denver Police have issued an unprecedented number of citations for public consumption and display of the drug. Through the first three quarters of 2014 police wrote 668 tickets, compared to just 117 for the same period the year before, a 471 percent increase. […]

Kevin Sabet debates Ethan Nadelmann on marijuana legalization on CNN.

Colorado was the first to legalize; Washington followed suit – and the buzz is spreading across the country. Two more states and the District of Columbia are putting it to their voters next month and a half dozen others are moving toward referendum.

Dr. Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana joins Murizio Passariello, the communications director of United for Care, to talk about how a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana in Florida may fail.

Dr. Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana joins Murizio Passariello, the communications director of United for Care, to talk about how a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana in Florida may fail.

Project SAM Director Kevin Sabet presents on the NADCP Position Statement against marijuana during the Closing Ceremony of the 20th NADCP Annual Training Conference.

GALLUP: Support For Marijuana Legalization Plummets in 2014 Poll out today shows that only 51% of Americans support legalization, down 7 percentage points (12%) since 2013 PRINCETON- Support for marijuana legalization has fallen dramatically since 2013, even among Liberals, according to a new poll out today. The poll showed that support is at 51% while […]

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Proposed marijuana amendment fails in Florida, and five cities in Colorado and a city in Maine reject legalization. Retail legalization passes in Oregon and by a slim margin in Alaska; DC passes use (not retail) legalization as advocates spend more than $10 million for victories nationwide Sabet: “We will redouble our efforts.” Election results in […]

PEW POLL FINDS SUPPORT FOR MARIJUANA LEGALIZATION SLIPPING Pew now finds support at 52%, down 2 points since last poll in FebruaryA new poll out this week from the Pew Research Center finds that support for marijuana legalization is down since February, and now stands at 52%. Opposition is up 3 points. This follows the Public Religion […]

A writer with Washington Post‘s online blog, Wonkblog, who has a history of pro-marijuana leaning articles, recently published a story called, “No, marijuana use doesn’t lower your IQ” The article goes on to question the association between marijuana and IQ based on findings from the ASLPAC study just released. We asked Dr. Madeline Meier, now […]

Nine cities in Colorado allow recreational marijuana sales, including the first and third largest cities by population (Denver and Aurora) and 23 cities prohibit or have moratoria on recreational sales.  However, using the 2010 census data and this map, about 1.1 million citizens live in cities where recreational sales are allowed whereas about 1.4 million live […]