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Sorry . . . what were you saying? Oh, yes: A massive neuroimaging study led by researchers at the University of Colorado found that huge majorities of young adult marijuana users suffer significant cognitive impairment in everyday life. Specifically, 63% of heavy lifetime users and 68% of recent users experienced reduced brain activity, which is associated with performance issues, […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) applauds the House Appropriations Committee for continuing to show incredible leadership in the fight for evidence-based public health policy.   The Committee voted to advance a key SAM priority in its markup Wednesday. Language blocking the sale of recreational marijuana in our nation’s capital—the so-called Harris Rider—was included in […]

Turns out when you keep weed away from kids, you protect their mental health. A team of researchers from USC, Kaiser Permanente, and elsewhere did a massive survey of California youth—almost 100,000—and found that in places where both marijuana storefronts and delivery were prohibited, there was a 67% lower prevalence of psychotic disorders in adolescents while prohibitions on delivery […]

What does marijuana rescheduling mean for my state?   Moving marijuana to Schedule III will not legalize marijuana. It will provide the marijuana industry with a significant tax reduction and will normalize the drug to many Americans, which could increase marijuana use and harms nationwide. To address this, common-sense regulations must be implemented on the industry […]

A Harvard Medical School study found that recovery housing residents were twice as likely to remain abstinent (65% vs. 31%). Additionally, they had an incarceration rate of a third of what it was for those not in recovery housing (3% vs. 9%). The findings suggest that incentives matter, not only for staying off drugs but also for staying […]

WASHINGTON, DC—Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) released a letter addressed to President Trump Monday, signed by a wide spectrum of SAM coalition partners, including the Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions, Family Research Council, Concerned Women for Legislative Action Committee, National Narcotic Officers’ Associations’ Coalition, and Drug Enforcement Association of Federal Narcotics Agents (DEAFNA). “President Trump […]

In the latest edition of “what we’ve been saying all along,” a study by researchers from the University of Ottawa found that individuals who visited the ER due to marijuana use are 14.6 times more likely to develop schizophrenia. And here’s the big one: individuals who visited the ER due to cannabis-induced psychosis are a dizzying 241.6 times more […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and 1000 Feet today announced they have sent a joint letter to President Donald J. Trump, Attorney General Pamela J. Bondi, and U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine F. Pirro urging immediate enforcement of the Federal Drug-Free School Zones Act against marijuana retailers that DC officials have […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Smart Approaches to Marijuana President, Kevin Sabet, released the following statement today in response to President Donald Trump’s remarks at a White House press briefing, where the President confirmed that his administration is “looking at” a proposal to reclassify marijuana under federal law and expects to make a decision in the “next few […]

Everyone knows smoking marijuana isn’t great for your oral health, and now we have evidence proving it. A study out of the UC San Diego School of Medicine found that Individuals with cannabis use disorder (CUD) are more than three times likely to develop oral cancer within five years compared to those without CUD. Worse, as with this earlier study […]