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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 have legalized recreational marijuana, defying both expectations and the endorsement of president-elect Donald Trump. Voters in South and North Dakota defeated legal weed initiatives, too, […]
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 four rejected the industry-backed proposals, favoring policies that prioritize public health and safety. In Florida, voters defeated Amendment 3, which would have legalized recreational marijuana […]
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 Kevin Sabet said in a statement on the elections. “We expect this Administration to listen to this message loud and clear: More drugs are not […]
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 dangerous drugs the pot profiteers tried to convince the public are harmless,” Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, which opposes marijuana legalization. Read […]
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 pro-drug campaigns outspending opponents by more than 20 to 1. Florida voters rejected the corporate-drafted Amendment 3 which would’ve legalized recreational marijuana in the […]
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 States. Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions (FDPS) and Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) President and CEO Dr. Kevin Sabet, a former drug policy advisor to Presidents Obama, Bush, and Clinton, […]
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 $7 million to support the initiative, have said it would give psychiatric patients more treatment options, in regulated settings with trained facilitators. Read the entire […]
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 for wisely rejecting Measure 29, which would have legalized so-called ‘recreational’ marijuana in the state: “South Dakotans have wisely said ‘no’ to Big Marijuana because they know that despite […]
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 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, […]
Despite Attempts to Buy A New Market and Legal Immunity, Floridians Weren’t Fooled by Big Marijuana’s Misinformation
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 […]