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SAM President Kevin Sabet Speaks Out on Defeat of Marijuana Legalization in Vermont
Statement from SAM President Kevin Sabet Regarding Defeat of Vermont Marijuana Legalization [Alexandria, VA, June 21, 2017] – Today, Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) issued the following statement from SAM President Kevin Sabet in response to the conclusion of a special legislative session in Vermont which failed to pass a marijuana legalization bill: “This is a […]
New Study Finds Costs of Marijuana-Impaired Driving in Canada Total More Than $1 Billion
New Study Finds Costs of Marijuana-Impaired Driving in Canada Total More Than $1 Billion A new study led by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) found that the estimated cost of marijuana-impaired driving injuries, collisions, and fatalities totaled more than $1 billion in 2012. Teens and young adults between the ages of […]
Statement from SAM President Kevin Sabet on Senators Booker and Gillibrand’s Marijuana Legislation to Bypass FDA
Statement by President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana on Senators Booker and Gillibrand’s Marijuana Legislation to Bypass FDA [Alexandria, VA, June 15, 2017] – Today, Dr. Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), a national group promoting evidence-based marijuana laws, issued the following statement regarding medical marijuana legislation introduced by Senators Booker […]
Tobacco Wholesalers Seeking Marijuana Monopoly
Tobacco Wholesalers Seeking Marijuana Monopoly More evidence emerged today about the intent of corporate interests to take over the legal marijuana industry. According to a report published in the Boston Globe today, the industry involved in delivering and taxing cigarettes sold in Massachusetts is now trying to take advantage of the new law to […]