No. SAM is funded by small family foundations (with no interest in the opioid, tobacco, alcohol, or prison industries) and individuals affected by drug use and its consequences. SAM does not receive a dollar from the opioid, pharmaceutical, alcohol, or tobacco industries – unlike some pro-legalization groups like Law Enforcement Action Partnership (LEAP), which takes money from Big Tobacco.
Fusion TV did an in-depth story on this you can watch here. They were looking for SAM’s “dirty money” and couldn’t find any – so they actually dug up the big money behind the pot industry instead!