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Kennedy Briefs Admin Officials at Camp David; SAM Releases 4/20 Report Card on Colorado
SAM CHAIRMAN PATRICK KENNEDY BRIEFS ADMINISTRATION OFFICIALS AT CAMP DAVID ON TROUBLING DATA FROM COLORADO New report released by SAM reveals problems with legalization, including increased marijuana positives among employees, marijuana advertisements, new data on marijuana’s effects on the brain, and tobacco company interest in marijuana e-cigarettes. DENVER, CO – Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) […]
Save the Date!
SAM is happy to announce that it will hold its first annual National Marijuana Action Summit this summer! July 19-20 at the Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek Preceding the CADCA Mid-Year Training Institute Click here to see why your sector should attend! Visit midyear.cadca.org/samsummit for more details! Speakers include: Patrick Kennedy Dr. Kevin Sabet David Frum […]
David Frum: Don’t Go to Pot
Commentary: Don’t Go To Pot The 50 states are sometimes called “laboratories of democracy”. Although the expression is intended to highlight in flattering terms how innovative they can be, it also suggests that the states’ political experiments can and do fail. In the event of failure, the hope must be that damage can be stopped […]
Will ‘America’s biggest social experiment’ see the country go to pot?
Australian Broadcasting Corporation Broadcast: 26/03/2014 Reporter: Ben Knight Watch here: http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2014/s3972278.htm
Press Release: New Hampshire House Convincingly Rejects Legalization
NEW HAMPSHIRE HOUSE CONVINCINGLY REJECTS LEGALIZATION The New Hampshire House of Representatives voted 192-140 on Wednesday not to legalize one ounce of recreational marijuana, demonstrating that legalization is not inevitable. Concord, NH – On Wednesday March 26, the House voted 192-140 against legalizing one ounce of marijuana for recreational use in New Hampshire. “This is […]
SAM Featured in CNN’s Sanjay Gupta’s Documentary, “Weed 2”
SAM Featured in CNN’s Sanjay Gupta’s Documentary, “Weed 2” March 12, 2014 – [Washington, DC] – Today, Smart Approaches to Marijuana Co-Founder, Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy released the following statement about “Weed 2,” Dr. Sanjay Gupta’s CNN Documentary that featured Congressman Kennedy: “As shown on Dr. Gupta’s documentary, SAM believes that marijuana contains medical value. […]
First Month of Marijuana Tax Revenue in Colorado Falls Well Short of Expectations
First Month of Marijuana Tax Revenue in Colorado Falls Well Short of Expectations March 11, 2014 – [Denver, CO] – Today, Smart Approaches to Marijuana Co-Founders, Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy and Executive Director Dr. Kevin A. Sabet, released the following statement about marijuana tax revenue in Colorado: “It appears that Colorado is falling well short […]
SAM, medical associations, anti-drug coalitions call on DOJ for marijuana to remain Schedule 1 & and for more government research of the drug
SAM, MEDICAL ASSOCIATIONS & ANTI-DRUG COALITIONS SEND LETTER TO U.S. DOJ CALLING FOR MARIJUANA TO REMAIN AS A SCHEDULE I DRUG & MORE GOVERNMENT RESEARCH ON ITS MEDICAL COMPONENTS Over ten major organizations join Smart Approaches to Marijuana in pressing the DOJ not to reschedule marijuana; coalition calls for the government to increase research on […]
The Post and Courier: A safer, smarter NFL medical marijuana plan doesn’t include smoking
By Gene Sapakoff, February 22, 2014 Never mind that Roger Goodell didn’t officially open the door to medical marijuana use within a National Football League beset with concussion controversy. The drive-by mention by the NFL commissioner at the Super Bowl struck a chord. Pro football players, agents and media types continue to chime in, most […]
New York Times: Pivotal Point Is Seen as More States Consider Legalizing Marijuana
Pivotal Point Is Seen as More States Consider Legalizing Marijuana A little over a year after Colorado and Washington legalized marijuana, more than half the states, including some in the conservative South, are considering decriminalizing the drug or legalizing it for medical or recreational use. That has set up a watershed year in the battle […]
NBC NEWS: Treatment or Jail: Patrick Kennedy Wages Fierce Anti-Pot Crusade
Treatment or Jail: Patrick Kennedy Wages Fierce Anti-Pot Crusade By Tony Dokoupil, NBC News As a hard-partying teenager, Patrick Kennedy met President Reagan at a fundraiser for the JFK Library, a meeting captured in a photograph that the former Rhode Island congressman now hangs in his home office. He used to think of it as a […]
Toxicology Lab Results Show Increase in Share of Marijuana Driving Cases in Washington State Since Drug Was Legalized
Toxicology Lab Results Show Increase in Share of Marijuana Driving Cases in Washington State Since Drug Was Legalized A 33% increase in delta-9-THC witnessed in Washington since 2012, which is far greater than percentage increases seen in previous years. SEATTLE, WA – Data adapted from the Washington State Patrol and Washington State Toxicologist shows that in […]