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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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FRIDAY FACT: Over 20 years, smoking one joint a day was linked to the same drop in lung function as a pack of cigarettes a day.
Smoke is smoke.
ALT One joint a day linked to the same decline in lung function as a pack of cigarettes a day
ALT Chart comparing lung function decline for joint-years and pack-years over 10 years
"I Do Want to See a Total Ban": Pressure mounts to outlaw kratom nationwide.
thedrugreport.org/2026/09/25…
.@IngrahamAngle on kratom after two Ole Miss students died: "This has got to be banned."
Dr. Drew Pinsky: It has "the same addictive potential as Vicodin." And today's high-THC weed? "Equally, perhaps more dangerous."
Full story:
thedrugreport.org/2026/09/24…
Smart Approaches to Marijuana retweeted
I joined @FoxNews this morning to talk about the dangers of kratom and why Congress needs to act.
We’re working to get kratom off the shelves. “Natural” doesn’t mean safe, and neither does being sold at a gas station.
Keeping these products widely available serves the people making money from them - not families.
Voters were promised legalization would end the illegal market and make communities safer.
Nevada shows otherwise. Ten years in, the black market is still active and robberies and killings tied to marijuana continue in Las Vegas.
Read the story: reviewjournal.com/crime/neva…
NEW: Who funds marijuana legalization? Now there's a ledger.
Constellation, $4B. Altria, $1.8B. Trulieve, $177M on two failed Florida ballot measures. $15 million+ to Trump-linked super PACs since 2025. Former lawmakers from both parties on the payroll.
thedrugreport.org/2026/09/22…
Smart Approaches to Marijuana retweeted
This is bigger than a movie. It’s a wake-up call.
America was sold one version of marijuana legalization. THC INC shows what commercialization actually became.
Bring it to your community. Start the conversation.
Marijuana Is a Punch Line on College GameDay. For NBA Star Julius Randle, It Wasn’t. thedrugreport.org/2026/09/21…
Seizure of 1,800 Pounds of Illicit Marijuana Serves as a Reminder that Legalization Does Not Eliminate the Illicit Market thedrugreport.org/2026/09/09…
Smart Approaches to Marijuana retweeted
We must stop Addiction for Profit in America. From Pharma ➡️ Big Marijuana, the people pay while the wealthy investors laugh their way to the bank.
New Report Warns of a Rise in Ketamine-Related Overdoses thedrugreport.org/2026/09/09…
Smart Approaches to Marijuana retweeted
Our Massachusetts marijuana repeal ballot measure is already a huge success, and a vote hasn't even happened yet. These extraordinary measures are clearly being driven by public discontent with this failed policy.
masscannabiscontrol.com/2026…
Smart Approaches to Marijuana retweeted
Colorado was supposed to show America how marijuana legalization could work.
13 years after we launched SAM here, the state offers a very different set of lessons about commercialization, potency, addiction, and public health.
Here’s what I’ve learned watching it unfold. 👇
Smart Approaches to Marijuana retweeted
Today I was honored to be the self-proclaimed, undisputed #1
"Model With a Message" at the Annual Congressional Black Caucus kickoff.
#ALC55
#preventinganotherbigtobacco
🤖 Made with AI
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"Medical" marijuana has NO proven benefit for anxiety, PTSD, psychosis, or opioid addiction. For depression, not a single trial exists. According to the largest review of marijuana trials ever conducted, 54 RCTs and 2,477 patients in Lancet Psychiatry. 🧵
Nearly Every Speaker at FDA’s Psychedelics Hearing Asked for Faster Access. Two Did Not. thedrugreport.org/2026/09/15…
New Kaiser Permanente research should get every parent’s attention.
Among more than 637,000 Northern California teens, cannabis use disorder diagnoses were falling about 6% a year before legalization — then rose about 8% a year after recreational sales began.
As the study’s senior author put it: marijuana “can be addictive and, for some kids, requires real medical care.”
Read the study: divisionofresearch.kaiserper…
