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This past week, the annual HHS National Survey on Drug Use and Health (PDF) was released. This report asks people in households about their drug use. It focuses on the age group of 12 and over, and breaks down categories among people ages 12-to-17, 18-to-25 and 26 and older. The Washington Post and other sources […]

SAM co-founder Kevin Sabet has penned an opinion piece for NYTimes.com: In this age of endless smoking bans, Americans have forced Joe Camel into retirement, relegating his candy cigarettes, sports sponsorships and false health claims to the history books. Even still, almost a quarter of Americans smoke monthly, killing more than 400,000 people a year. […]

SAM Director Kevin Sabet explains many of the dynamics figuring into the debate about marijuana legalization. 

Dr. Kevin Sabet explains the impact of marijuana legalization in states that approved it. Legalization has led to a steep rise in marijuana potency and increases in marijuana-related car crashes and poisonings, especially among very young children who eat marijuana-infused candies accidentally, he says. He spoke at Let’s Be Clear Georgia: A Collaborative to Prevent […]

By Ben Markus, Published: November 14, 2014 Since recreational marijuana stores opened in January, Denver Police have issued an unprecedented number of citations for public consumption and display of the drug. Through the first three quarters of 2014 police wrote 668 tickets, compared to just 117 for the same period the year before, a 471 percent increase. […]

Kevin Sabet debates Ethan Nadelmann on marijuana legalization on CNN.

Colorado was the first to legalize; Washington followed suit – and the buzz is spreading across the country. Two more states and the District of Columbia are putting it to their voters next month and a half dozen others are moving toward referendum.

Dr. Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana joins Murizio Passariello, the communications director of United for Care, to talk about how a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana in Florida may fail.

Dr. Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana joins Murizio Passariello, the communications director of United for Care, to talk about how a constitutional amendment to legalize medical marijuana in Florida may fail.

Project SAM Director Kevin Sabet presents on the NADCP Position Statement against marijuana during the Closing Ceremony of the 20th NADCP Annual Training Conference.