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Last week, SAM President Dr. Kevin Sabet traveled to Ottawa to testify to Canada’s House of Commons Standing Committee on Health. Dr. Sabet voiced concern about marijuana legalization in Canada, highlighting the negative public health and safety consequences of marijuana legalization in U.S. states like Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. Prior to giving testimony, Dr. Sabet […]

National Survey Shows Soaring Marijuana Use Among All Americans 12 and Older; Heavy Use Also on the Rise National survey highlights jump in pot use among young adults in era of marijuana legalization; Almost twice as many adolescents regularly use marijuana than cigarettes   (Alexandria, Va., September 7, 2017) – Every day, 7,000 new people […]

Last month, SAM launched a new ad campaign in New Jersey called “Broken Promises” highlighting the false promise that marijuana legalization would solve social justice issues. The ads (below) ran online and in two New Jersey publications. Read NJ.com’s coverage of our efforts here, and find additional coverage from WOBM Radio here. SAM President Kevin Sabet […]

SAM Statement Regarding The Denver Post’s New Stoned Driving Analysis Today, Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan group dedicated to advancing evidence-based marijuana laws in the U.S., issued the following statement from SAM President Dr. Kevin Sabet in response to The Denver Post’s new analysis indicating the number of marijuana-impaired drivers involved in fatal crashes […]

SAM Executive Vice President Jeff Zinsmeister went live with NPR’s AirTalk yesterday for a discussion of drug policy guidance under the new Justice Department. Listen to the full conversation here.

SAM Executive Vice President Jeff Zinsmeister penned an article debunking marijuana myths for Workforce Magazine. Read Jeff’s piece advising HR executives of best practices in the new legal marijuana environment here.

SAM President Kevin Sabet is profiled in Westword as “USA’s Most Influential Critic of Marijuana Legalization.” Read why he says the costs of legalization are outweighing benefits, and how SAM became an organization that takes cues from science here.

SAM President Kevin Sabet went live with NPR’s Tom Ashbrook for Tuesday’s “On Point” marijuana piece, discussing federal guidance and common-sense approaches to marijuana policy. Listen here.

On Monday, SAM held a press call for Nevada media, urging Nevada regulators to slow down, consider the consequences of legal pot in other states like Colorado, and implement safeguards. We were featured in news outlets including Nevada Public Radio and The Nevada Independent.

SAM President Kevin Sabet went live with Canada’s Business News Network (BNN) this week, arguing that North Americans don’t need another Big Tobacco – we already saw one lie to us for decades. Watch here.

SAM President Kevin Sabet commented for Las Vegas Review-Journal over the weekend, arguing that Nevadans should start examining the costs of marijuana legalization and spend more time putting safeguards into place. You can read the full piece here.

SAM President Kevin Sabet wrote an op-ed for CNBC arguing the commercial marijuana industry hasn’t lived up to its promises, and that by reasserting federal control over the exploding marijuana industry, we can prevent the commercialization of a drug that will put profits over public health – Read the full piece here.