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Listen
Two podcasts, two registers: the policy debate with the people shaping it, and the families living with the consequences.
High Stakes with Kevin Sabet
Dr. Kevin Sabet examines the real-world consequences of marijuana policy in America and around the world, through the lens of science, public health, and responsible policy. Recent guests include historian David T. Courtwright on the age of addiction.
Fortitude: Turning Tragedy into Action
Parents whose lives were upended by marijuana tell their stories in their own words: loss, addiction, hope and recovery, and what they are doing about it. Thirty-five episodes and counting, made to educate and to mobilize.
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Our newsroom, covering the drug policy beat every day.
The Drug Report
Original reporting on marijuana, psychedelics, opioids, kratom, and the industries behind them, plus Friday Facts: one research finding a week, sourced and explained. The truth about drugs, without the industry spin.
Read Kevin Sabet’s books
Three books from SAM’s president and CEO, from the myths of the legalization debate to the addiction-for-profit industry behind it.
One Nation Under the Influence
America’s drug habit and how we can overcome it. Sabet’s newest book on marijuana, psychedelics, opioids, and the policies that got us here.
Smokescreen
What the marijuana industry doesn’t want you to know. A bestseller, winner of the Next Generation Indie Book Award, and the basis for the documentary THC INC.
Reefer Sanity
Seven great myths about marijuana, taken apart one at a time. The book that launched SAM’s health-first case, with a foreword by Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy.
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