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Smart Approaches to Marijuana
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Smart Approaches to Marijuana
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SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) advocates for a commonsense, third-way approach to marijuana policy. NYT: The “well-coordinated opposition.” @gooddrugpolicy
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OUT NOW: I'm in @nytimes talking about kratom and the Administration's pay-to-play drug policy. FULL STORY: nytimes.com/2026/06/15/us/…
- Are we moving too fast with psychedelic drugs? @KevinSabet breaks down the recent news surrounding psychedelic drugs and what it means for patients with PTSD and other conditions. Full video: youtu.be/F85fyWqUQJU?si…
00:00 - 🎉 The marijuana repeal question is headed to the November ballot in Massachusetts. Press release: learnaboutsam.org/2026/06/sam-ac…
- Kratom overdose deaths exceed 1980s crack cocaine deaths. Yet, one is sold in stores nationwide, while the other was considered a public health crisis.
- “I remembered digging through the trash that night where a few days before I had tossed the vape pen I’d purchased based solely on the budtender’s recommendation. I was shocked to see it contained 95 percent THC” I Thought It Was Better Than Drinking—and Maybe Even Healthy. I
- According to the 2026 European Drug Report, marijuana is the drug most commonly cited by people entering substance use treatment in Europe, accounting for 41% of all first-time treatment entrants.
- Smart Approaches to Marijuana reposted
The @AmerMedicalAssn just called for a ban on concentrated 7-OH kratom products — the potent opioid-like compounds being sold in flavored gummies and candy-colored packaging aimed directly at kids.
- Big Marijuana just lost in Pennsylvania ⬇️ Press release: learnaboutsam.org/2026/06/sam-ap…
- Marijuana is now the most common drug among first-time entrants to substance use treatment in Europe. This comes amid new reports that Altria is entering the Netherlands' marijuana market. That’s right, Big Tobacco and Big Marijuana are now one and the same.
- The company that spent decades getting the world hooked on cigarettes now wants in on legal weed. Altria (Philip Morris) is buying its way into the Dutch market—just as it did in Canada. Big Tobacco knows an addiction-for-profit industry when it sees one.
- In the latest episode of HIGH STAKES, SAM CEO @KevinSabet interviews two veterans about recent developments in drug policy and whether this new psychedelic push is backed by science or hype. Full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=F85fyW…
00:00 - Smart Approaches to Marijuana repostedNew study just dropped, and it's another nail in the coffin of the "marijuana is harmless" myth. Cannabis Use Disorder doesn't just wreck your brain. It wrecks your body's ability to heal from surgery. The numbers are staggering. 🧵
