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CALIFORNIA’S COMMERCIAL POT SALES CONTINUE TO DAMAGE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
(SACRAMENTO, CA) – Dr. Kevin Sabet, President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and a three-time White House drug policy advisor, released the following statement in advance of the anniversary of commercial […]
ILLINOIS’ COMMERCIAL POT SALES CONTINUE TO DAMAGE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
(SPRINGFIELD, IL) – Dr. Kevin Sabet, President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and a three-time White House drug policy advisor, released the following statement in advance of the anniversary of commercial […]
MONTANA’S COMMERCIAL POT SALES CONTINUE TO DAMAGE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
(HELENA, MT) – Dr. Kevin Sabet, President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM)and a three-time White House drug policy advisor, released the following statement in advance of the anniversary of commercial […]
COLORADO’S COMMERCIAL POT SALES CONTINUE TO DAMAGE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
(DENVER, CO) – Dr. Kevin Sabet, President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM)and a three-time White House drug policy advisor, released the following statement in advance of the anniversary of commercial […]
LATEST FEDERAL DATA SPOTLIGHTS MARIJUANA AS A LEADING CAUSE FOR DRUG-RELATED EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISITS
(Washington, D.C.) – New data released by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) in its 2023 Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) report shows that marijuana is now second in […]
DANGEROUS AND PERVASIVE POT USE CONTINUES DESPITE INDUSTRY CLAIMS IT ISN’T MARKETING TO YOUNG PEOPLE
As the addiction industry and its pro-drug allies continue to spend big on commercial pot and THC drugs, the annual Monitoring the Future (MTF) Survey conducted by the University of Michigan and […]
HOUSE DITCHES MISGUIDED MARIJUANA TESTING BAN FOR MILITARY RECRUITS IN NDAA
(WASHINGTON, DC) – This weekend, the House and Senate jointly agreed to cut a controversial provision prohibiting marijuana testing for military recruits out of the National Defense Authorization Act. After the […]
Voters say no more marijuana — Congress should take note
On Nov. 5, voters in red and blue states alike delivered historic election results and rightfully rejected marijuana and psychedelic legalization ballot measures. In Florida, legalization was defeated by 4 […]
Trump’s promise to fix the fentanyl crisis appealed to voters and alarmed experts
Over the last four years, as street fentanyl overdose deaths surged, the Biden administration scrambled to fund addiction treatment programs and expand use of opioid-treatment medications like buprenorphine and naloxone. […]
DEA faces legal challenge as uncertainty clouds plan to reclassify marijuana
As the federal government considers loosening restrictions on marijuana, the Drug Enforcement Administration is scheduled to convene a court hearing to flesh out the Biden administration’s historic policy shift. But […]
Drug legalization was election’s biggest loser
A big loser that emerged from the election results has flown under the radar: Drugs, marijuana in particular, lost big. Florida voters rejected the corporate-drafted Amendment 3, which would have […]
SAM Friday Fact 11/15/2024: Increases in Youth and Young Adult Past-Month Marijuana Use Following the Legalization of Recreational Marijuana
A systematic review and meta-analysis published this month in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that the legalization of recreational marijuana is associated with […]
Radical drug policies go up in smoke
Voters across the nation last week dealt a decisive blow to the reckless movement to legalize and normalize drugs. In blue and red states, voters rejected these industry-backed proposals, favoring policies that prioritize […]
Americans Just Said No to Drugs
Kamala Harris’s decisive loss may have grabbed the headlines, but there was another big loser in this election: drugs. In Florida, voters failed to approve a constitutional amendment that would […]
WATCH: SAM President Dr. Kevin Sabet on NBC 6 Miami: Voters Reject Amendment 3
NBC 6 Miami spoke with Dr. Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, about voters’ rejection of Florida’s Amendment 3. WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo6GFSoWIxM
SAM Friday Fact 11/08/2024: Voters Stand Against Marijuana & Drug Legalization in Four States
November 5, 2024, marked an historic night for the movement to oppose the legalization and commercialization of mind-altering substances. In the four states that voted on recreational drug use, all […]
Drug legalization takes massive hit in state referenda
“Voters by wide margins rejected the legalization of drugs like marijuana and psychedelics from red Florida to blue Massachusetts,” Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions and Smart Approaches to Marijuana President […]
Cannabis And Psychedelic Reform Bids Fail In Multiple States
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The Washington Post: Florida voters fall short in push to legalize recreational marijuana
More than half of Florida voters approved of Amendment 3, but it did not reach the required 60 percent threshold to pass. “Floridians have taken a firm stance against the […]
VOTERS REJECT LEGALIZATION ACROSS THE UNITED STATES
Four ballot measures fail to legalize marijuana, psychedelics (WASHINGTON, DC) – Voters across the United States, in both Republican and Democratic states, rejected soundly the legalization of marijuana and psychedelics despite […]
NEW ADMINISTRATION MUST ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEVASTATING HEALTH AND SOCIAL IMPACTS OF DRUGS
(WASHINGTON, DC) – According to multiple media outlets, former president Donald J. Trump is expected to have secured the 270 Electoral College votes necessary to become the 47th President of the United […]
Wall Street Journal: Massachusetts Votes on Psychedelic Mushrooms
Massachusetts could become the third state to legalize psychedelic mushrooms, after Oregon and Colorado, if voters approve a ballot measure known as Question 4. Supporters, who have raised more than […]
IN MAJOR BLOW TO THE ADDICTION INDUSTRY, SOUTH DAKOTANS WISELY REJECT MEASURE 29
Residents Saw Through Pot Profiteers’ Bid to Inject More Drugs into Communities (PIERRE, SD) – Dr. Kevin Sabet, President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), released the following statement today commending South Dakotans […]
NORTH DAKOTA WISELY REJECTS MEASURE 5, DODGING DANGEROUS THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
Residents See Through Addiction Industry’s Latest Bid to Inject More Drugs into the State (BISMARCK, ND) – Dr. Kevin Sabet, President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), released the following statement today […]
