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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 commending North Dakota voters for wisely rejecting Measure 5, which would have legalized so-called ‘recreational’ marijuana in the Peace Garden State: “For a third time, […]

Voters Reject Amendment 3 in Massive Blow to Marijuana Industry (TALLAHASSEE, FL) – Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) President Dr. Kevin Sabet, a former White House drug policy advisor to Presidents Obama, Bush, and Clinton, released the following statement today after Florida voters wisely rejected Amendment 3, which would have flooded the state with today’s high-potency marijuana and […]

The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) is the nation’s premier survey that assesses the prevalence of substance use and substance use disorder. Though the NSDUH’s national estimates are often cited, it also provides state-level estimates that can shed light on the impact of the legalization of recreational marijuana. The prevalence of past-month marijuana use […]

Florida Recreational Marijuana Amendment Questions No on 3 – Jaime Zerbe – Smart Approaches to Marijuana Listen to the entire segment HERE.

With Florida’s recreational pot proposal, Amendment 3, polling at over 60%, we explore the pro and cons of legalizing marijuana with people representing all sides of the debate. Guests: Listen to the conversation HERE.

(WASHINGTON, DC) – A major new study published in the November 2024 issue of the highly regarded Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry found that recreational marijuana legalization increases past-month youth use by 13%. Crucially, past-month use is indicative of regular use. The comprehensive study, which conducted a meta-analysis that identified 4,604 citations, confirms that […]

According to the Minnesota Department of Health, from 2018 to 2023, the number of marijuana hospital-treated poisonings for children aged 4 and under increased by 733%:  On July 1, 2022, low-dose hemp edibles were legalized in Minnesota. On August 1, 2023, Minnesota then legalized marijuana. From 2022 to 2023, hospital visits among children aged 4 […]

If it seems as if there has been an effort in Nebraska to legalize marijuana use for medicinal purposes at one election after another, it’s because supporters of the efforts have been persistent. The Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana organization has been pushing to get the issue on the ballot for years. In 2020, for example, […]

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Voters will not have the chance after all to vote on an amendment that would have expanded the state medical marijuana program, thanks to an Arkansas Supreme Court ruling Monday that disqualified the measure. Read the entire article HERE.

(LITTLE ROCK, AR) – In a tremendous victory for public health and safety, the Arkansas State Supreme Court today ruled in favor of Protect Arkansas Kids’ legal challenge to the state’s marijuana legalization ballot initiative.  In a 4-3 ruling, the Court declared the ballot title for the proposed constitutional amendment with the popular name “Medical […]

(WASHINGTON, DC) – The largest drug prevention group in the country, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), honored drug policy expert Dr. Kevin Sabet and the national public health policy organization Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) with the Raiko Mendoza Pagliarello Champion for Drug Free Kids during its 26th annual “Drug-Free Kids Campaign Awards Dinner.” SAM, which was co-founded […]