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JUST RELEASED: Our President and CEO Dr. Kevin Sabet explains why seniors using more marijuana is no joke in @newsweek.com.
www.newsweek.com/more-seniors...
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More Seniors Are Using Drugs—Here's Why It Matters | Opinion
For decades, Americans worried about their kids getting high. Now, alarming new data suggest they should be just as worried about their parents and grandparents.
www.newsweek.com
June 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
JUST RELEASED: Our President and CEO Dr. Kevin Sabet explains why seniors using more marijuana is no joke in @newsweek.com.
www.newsweek.com/more-seniors...
www.newsweek.com/more-seniors...
Marijuana industry wants law enforcement to step in when it comes to pot shops circumventing regulation. There's a lot to unpack here.
www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/06/12/c...
www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/06/12/c...
Cannabis industry leaders allege smoke shops are breaking the law
Sioux Falls has only five dispensary licenses. Despite this, Emmett Reistroffer with Genesis Farms said these products are making their way to patients in unregulated and dangerous ways.
www.dakotanewsnow.com
June 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Marijuana industry wants law enforcement to step in when it comes to pot shops circumventing regulation. There's a lot to unpack here.
www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/06/12/c...
www.dakotanewsnow.com/2025/06/12/c...
They're handing them out like candy (the licenses--but also the pot)
www.sfgate.com/cannabis/art...
www.sfgate.com/cannabis/art...
It's never been cheaper to get a license to sell pot in California
"I don't know if there's any value here."
www.sfgate.com
June 11, 2025 at 1:06 PM
They're handing them out like candy (the licenses--but also the pot)
www.sfgate.com/cannabis/art...
www.sfgate.com/cannabis/art...
Language written by SAM was just included in Congress’s Ag/FDA report demanding an Inspector General investigation into Biden’s flawed marijuana rescheduling process.
Lawmakers are right to question deviations from science and the risks. Great to see our hard work recognized, word-for-word.
Lawmakers are right to question deviations from science and the risks. Great to see our hard work recognized, word-for-word.
June 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Language written by SAM was just included in Congress’s Ag/FDA report demanding an Inspector General investigation into Biden’s flawed marijuana rescheduling process.
Lawmakers are right to question deviations from science and the risks. Great to see our hard work recognized, word-for-word.
Lawmakers are right to question deviations from science and the risks. Great to see our hard work recognized, word-for-word.
Spread the word.
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Learn more at: victoriasvoice.foundation/nnad/
#NaloxoneAwarenessDay #VictoriasVoiceFoundation #EndOverdose
@victoriasvoice.bsky.social
Learn more at: victoriasvoice.foundation/nnad/
#NaloxoneAwarenessDay #VictoriasVoiceFoundation #EndOverdose
June 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Spread the word.
@victoriasvoice.bsky.social
Learn more at: victoriasvoice.foundation/nnad/
#NaloxoneAwarenessDay #VictoriasVoiceFoundation #EndOverdose
@victoriasvoice.bsky.social
Learn more at: victoriasvoice.foundation/nnad/
#NaloxoneAwarenessDay #VictoriasVoiceFoundation #EndOverdose
Friday Fact: Going to the hospital for marijuana ups your risk of death. Click to read more.
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Friday Fact 6/6/2025: Going to the hospital for marijuana ups your risk of death - Smart Approaches to Marijuana
Marijuana isn’t harmless. In fact, it’s intimately linked with dying. Or so suggests a frightening study from Ontario. It examined whether individuals who received hospital-based care for cannabis use...
learnaboutsam.org
June 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Friday Fact: Going to the hospital for marijuana ups your risk of death. Click to read more.
learnaboutsam.org/2025/06/frid...
learnaboutsam.org/2025/06/frid...
"SAM president and CEO Kevin Sabet, on the other hand, called the move 'a crucial victory in the long fight to ban hemp intoxicants' in a Wednesday statement."
—On the attempt to ban the sale of hemp-derived THC products like Delta-8 in Congress.
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—On the attempt to ban the sale of hemp-derived THC products like Delta-8 in Congress.
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BGOV Farm Brief
The House fiscal 2026 food, drug, and agriculture funding bill includes a rider seeking to curb a growing multibillion-dollar industry for hemp-derived products.
news-emails.bindg.com
June 5, 2025 at 8:25 PM
"SAM president and CEO Kevin Sabet, on the other hand, called the move 'a crucial victory in the long fight to ban hemp intoxicants' in a Wednesday statement."
—On the attempt to ban the sale of hemp-derived THC products like Delta-8 in Congress.
news-emails.bindg.com/v1/newslette...
—On the attempt to ban the sale of hemp-derived THC products like Delta-8 in Congress.
news-emails.bindg.com/v1/newslette...
SAM Applauds the Appointment of Doug Simon as Director of the US Department of Transportation’s Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy Compliance (ODPAC)
May 29, 2025 at 4:35 PM
SAM Applauds the Appointment of Doug Simon as Director of the US Department of Transportation’s Office of Drug and Alcohol Policy Compliance (ODPAC)
Lawfare at its finest
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
US appeals court rejects challenge to federal marijuana ban
A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday rejected arguments by several Massachusetts cannabis businesses that the federal prohibition on marijuana could no longer be deemed constitutional, as the U.S. Supreme Court held two decades ago.
www.reuters.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Lawfare at its finest
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
www.reuters.com/legal/govern...
Since the publication of this article, two more marijuana measures have been killed. We commend the New Hampshire Senate and especially its Majority Leader Regina Birdsell for erecting an iron wall against pro-marijuana policies.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
NH Senate Republicans throw cold water on pot legalization bill
Legalization bills have passed the New Hampshire House of Representatives several times in previous years only to die in the Senate. Last year, a legalization bill passed the Senate but didn’t clear t...
www.nhpr.org
May 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Since the publication of this article, two more marijuana measures have been killed. We commend the New Hampshire Senate and especially its Majority Leader Regina Birdsell for erecting an iron wall against pro-marijuana policies.
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2025...
Defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for your hemp business is crazy work
kdvr.com/news/local/f...
kdvr.com/news/local/f...
Former Cherry Hills Village resident, hemp business owner facing federal charges
A former resident of Cherry Hills Village has been charged with one count of wire fraud and money laundering in connection with millions of dollars that federal officials say were bilked from disas…
kdvr.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) for your hemp business is crazy work
kdvr.com/news/local/f...
kdvr.com/news/local/f...
Our EVP Luke Niforatos penned a powerful piece in Christian Post challenging the growing trend of faith leaders using psychedelics to “get closer to God.” He opens up about why that path is misguided & dangerous. Click the link to read the piece in full.
www.christianpost.com/voices/a-psy...
www.christianpost.com/voices/a-psy...
A psychedelic trip that offers to bring you closer to God
If the Church legitimizes psilocybin as a pathway to God, it will create a new faith entirely
www.christianpost.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Our EVP Luke Niforatos penned a powerful piece in Christian Post challenging the growing trend of faith leaders using psychedelics to “get closer to God.” He opens up about why that path is misguided & dangerous. Click the link to read the piece in full.
www.christianpost.com/voices/a-psy...
www.christianpost.com/voices/a-psy...
Watch the PBS documentary High Risk—The Truth About Weed which uncovers the link between marijuana use and mental health problems, especially in youth. It features our EVP Luke Niforatos.
Full documentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Ur...
And check out our organization here: learnaboutsam.org
Full documentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Ur...
And check out our organization here: learnaboutsam.org
May 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Watch the PBS documentary High Risk—The Truth About Weed which uncovers the link between marijuana use and mental health problems, especially in youth. It features our EVP Luke Niforatos.
Full documentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Ur...
And check out our organization here: learnaboutsam.org
Full documentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0Ur...
And check out our organization here: learnaboutsam.org
Watch High Risk—The Truth About Weed tonight at 8 p.m. on Wyoming PBS, in which SAM EVP Luke Niforatos is featured.
The film uncovers the link between marijuana use and mental health issues, especially in youth. The documentary will appear on the Wyoming PBS YouTube channel soon after its airing.
The film uncovers the link between marijuana use and mental health issues, especially in youth. The documentary will appear on the Wyoming PBS YouTube channel soon after its airing.
May 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Watch High Risk—The Truth About Weed tonight at 8 p.m. on Wyoming PBS, in which SAM EVP Luke Niforatos is featured.
The film uncovers the link between marijuana use and mental health issues, especially in youth. The documentary will appear on the Wyoming PBS YouTube channel soon after its airing.
The film uncovers the link between marijuana use and mental health issues, especially in youth. The documentary will appear on the Wyoming PBS YouTube channel soon after its airing.
It’s #NationalPreventionWeek.
Daily marijuana use has more than doubled since 2009. Rates of teen addiction is 25% higher in legal states.
THC products now reach 99% potency.
This isn’t prevention, it’s profit.
We need science-backed policies, not Big Weed’s playbook.
Daily marijuana use has more than doubled since 2009. Rates of teen addiction is 25% higher in legal states.
THC products now reach 99% potency.
This isn’t prevention, it’s profit.
We need science-backed policies, not Big Weed’s playbook.
May 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
It’s #NationalPreventionWeek.
Daily marijuana use has more than doubled since 2009. Rates of teen addiction is 25% higher in legal states.
THC products now reach 99% potency.
This isn’t prevention, it’s profit.
We need science-backed policies, not Big Weed’s playbook.
Daily marijuana use has more than doubled since 2009. Rates of teen addiction is 25% higher in legal states.
THC products now reach 99% potency.
This isn’t prevention, it’s profit.
We need science-backed policies, not Big Weed’s playbook.
The backbone of SAM and our sister organization the Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions @GoodDrugPolicy is the science.
www.youtube.com/shorts/hNhU8...
www.youtube.com/shorts/hNhU8...
Common-sense, science backed drug policies should be the norm | Dr. Kevin Sabet
YouTube video by Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM)
www.youtube.com
May 6, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The backbone of SAM and our sister organization the Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions @GoodDrugPolicy is the science.
www.youtube.com/shorts/hNhU8...
www.youtube.com/shorts/hNhU8...
Organizing against mold testing is nasty work.
www.pressherald.com/2025/05/05/m...
www.pressherald.com/2025/05/05/m...
Medical cannabis industry organizes against Maine proposals to test for mold, track plants
Maine is the only state in the country that doesn't mandate testing for mold, yeast, chemicals or heavy metal in its medical marijuana. The state's medical growers are fighting to keep it that way.
www.pressherald.com
May 6, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Organizing against mold testing is nasty work.
www.pressherald.com/2025/05/05/m...
www.pressherald.com/2025/05/05/m...
Any effort to suppress or obscure this information is vile. Looking at you, 'cannamoms.'
www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/h...
Marijuana is extremely dangerous to the fetus in the womb, study finds | CNN
Many parents-to-be think because marijuana is natural, it won’t harm their developing baby. As marijuana use during pregnancy rises, research shows that’s not true.
www.cnn.com
May 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Any effort to suppress or obscure this information is vile. Looking at you, 'cannamoms.'
www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/h...
www.cnn.com/2025/05/05/h...
"All the pot shops are in Pleasantville. Is there one pot shop in Brigantine? No."
youtube.com/shorts/ds33a...
youtube.com/shorts/ds33a...
youtube.com
May 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"All the pot shops are in Pleasantville. Is there one pot shop in Brigantine? No."
youtube.com/shorts/ds33a...
youtube.com/shorts/ds33a...
We had a great time presenting to the dedicated folks of the National Alliance for Drug-Endangered Children in recognition of #DECAwarenessDay! We wanted to pass on their message that it's never too early—or late —to intervene.
April 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
We had a great time presenting to the dedicated folks of the National Alliance for Drug-Endangered Children in recognition of #DECAwarenessDay! We wanted to pass on their message that it's never too early—or late —to intervene.
Happy Earth Day! Today is a day to express gratitude for our planet and be aware of the countless ways in which we as a species mistreat it. The humans running the marijuana industry are great examples. They are harming both human and environmental health for evermore profit.
April 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Happy Earth Day! Today is a day to express gratitude for our planet and be aware of the countless ways in which we as a species mistreat it. The humans running the marijuana industry are great examples. They are harming both human and environmental health for evermore profit.
What we’ve known all along.
The marijuana industry is selling illegally sourced product “legally.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/n...
The marijuana industry is selling illegally sourced product “legally.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/n...
New York Investigates Brands Accused of Selling Illegally Sourced Weed
New York State is investigating some of America’s biggest cannabis brands over a tactic that has become pervasive in the absence of strong oversight.
www.nytimes.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
What we’ve known all along.
The marijuana industry is selling illegally sourced product “legally.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/n...
The marijuana industry is selling illegally sourced product “legally.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/07/n...
Read Dr. Kevin Sabet's brand new op-ed published by Fox News!
www.foxnews.com/opinion/four...
www.foxnews.com/opinion/four...
Four important ways Trump can tackle the drug crisis and Make America Healthy Again
President Trump just issued new priorities for drug policy. The US needs a national PR campaign and a strategy that targets the cartels and embraces Making America Healthy Again.
www.foxnews.com
April 7, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Read Dr. Kevin Sabet's brand new op-ed published by Fox News!
www.foxnews.com/opinion/four...
www.foxnews.com/opinion/four...