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NC House Speaker says he doesn’t see medical marijuana legalization happening this year
“Marijuana isn’t medicine. It’s not approved to treat any illness. So-called medical marijuana is the industry’s way of getting a foothold in a state that they can then use to create an open THC drug market,” said Luke Niforatos, executive vice president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana, in a statement. Read the entire article, here.
Dr. Kevin Sabet speaks with the Florida Phoenix about Biden and marijuana legalization
DeSantis won’t decriminalize cannabis if elected POTUS; would any other candidate? Florida Phoenix “The science hasn’t change since the last time they reviewed this for Schedule I — the science has gotten worse; about psychosis, schizophrenia, the potency — if they’re going to stick to the science, I don’t see the scheduling changing,” he said […]
Is NC’s medical marijuana bill dead? A sponsor says no, but opponents are celebrating
“Marijuana isn’t medicine. It’s not approved to treat any illness. So-called medical marijuana is the industry’s way of getting a foothold in a state that they can then use to create an open THC drug market,” said Luke Niforatos, executive vice president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana. Read the entire article, here.
Group against legalized medical marijuana in North Carolina claim victory
“You literally have Altria, the largest tobacco company in the country that is one of the largest investors in the marijuana industry. They’re the ones that are leading the charge to legalize marijuana in many states like Virginia and also at the federal level. I think the more we realize that this is a ploy […]
SAM’s Luke Niforatos quoted in the Denver Gazette
“Big Marijuana profited off of increased addiction and use throughout COVID-19 lockdowns and the isolation that so many Coloradans felt during those years,” Niforatos told The Denver Gazette in a prior interview. “What we are seeing now is likely a return to the pre-pandemic average use. This decrease should be celebrated, but we need to […]
NORTH CAROLINA DODGES A BULLET FROM POT INDUSTRY
Lawmakers See Through Medical Marijuana Ruse That is a Backdoor to Full Commercial THC Industry FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 7, 2023 Media Contact: Bob Driscoll bob@learnaboutsam.org716-307-7406 (RALEIGH, NC) – Smart Approaches to Marijuana: North Carolina (SAM Action NC) released the following statement today praising North Carolina lawmakers as “medical marijuana” fails to advance in the current session of […]
CONGRESSMAN GAETZ’S POT PROPOSAL FLIES IN THE FACE OF THE LAW, WOULD ENDANGER U.S. FORCES AND WEAKEN OUR MILITARY
(WASHINGTON, DC) – Smart Approaches to Marijuana Action (SAM Action)released the following statement today in response to Florida Republican Congressman Matt Gaetz’s irrational proposal to solve military recruitment deficits by ending drug testing for THC, the psychoactive component extracted from marijuana. “Use of THC drugs by military recruits has surged 33 percent in recent years and […]
Dr. Kevin Sabet on Fox News radio
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‘Pot is big business’ says SAM’s Will Jones on WMAL
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Parent Action Network’s letter to NCAA regarding Marijuana Testing Policy
June 29, 2023 National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) Board of Governors 700 W Washington Street P.O. Box 7110 Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN 46202-6222 Dear NCAA, CSMAS, and Division I, II, and III Leaders and Administrators, It has come to the attention of the Parent Action Network, an affiliate of Smart Approaches to Marijuana focused on supporting […]
Luke Niforatos on ‘The Ingraham Angle’: Debating the dangers of a psychedelic comeback
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