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The 2025 SAM Good Drug Policy Summit was held on February 6th and 7th at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, which welcomed hundreds of attendees from across the country. The event raised awareness about the health-related harms of marijuana and celebrated efforts to fight the profit-driven marijuana industry on behalf of our communities. It featured a range of distinguished speakers, including U.S. Congresswoman Mary Miller, former Director of SAMHSA’s Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Beverly Watts-Davis, former White House Drug Czar Dr. Robert DuPont, and many others.

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Representative Mary Miller (IL-15) accepts the SAM Legislator of the Year Award, presented by SAM CEO and President Dr. Kevin A. Sabet and SAM Government Affairs Manager Jordan Davidson

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Dr. Kevin Sabet, SAM's President & CEO, reflects on the organization’s triumphs throughout 2024 as well as his hope for 2025
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SAM Executive Vice President Luke Niforatos addresses the 2025 SAM Good Drug Policy Summit, highlighting the importance of supporting drug policies that protect our nation's children

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Dr. Bertha Madras of Harvard University educates our audience about the harmful effects drug addiction has on the brain
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It was a full house at the 2025 SAM Good Drug Policy Summit

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FDPS Board Member, Marc Bern signs in before the beginning of the Summit
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SAM Board Member Ben Cort speaks out about the dangers of marijuana

Dr. Kevin Sabet converses with Dr. Barbara Bazron, the Director of DC Behavioral Health, about her work in building a recovery-oriented behavioral health system for the District of Columbia
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Laura Stack shares her son Johnny’s story as well as her work done in his name ([link removed])
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Carlton Hall emphasizes the importance of prevention work for youth

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Dr. Gregory Bunt, Dr. Jag Khalsa, Dr. Raymond Wiggins and Dr. Sheryl Ryan speak on a panel together, discussing the different harms associated with using marijuana

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Teenager and CADCA National Youth Advisory Council Member Isa Woehr speaks about raising awareness about the harms of drug use among her peers
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Paul Scudo shares how he overcame his own struggle with addiction and went on to help others do the same by opening a men’s treatment center

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Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) ([link removed]) is an alliance of organizations and individuals dedicated to a health-first approach to marijuana policy. We are professionals working in mental health and public health. We are bipartisan. We are medical doctors, lawmakers, treatment providers, preventionists, teachers, law enforcement officers and others who seek a middle road between incarceration and legalization. Our commonsense, third-way approach to marijuana policy is based on reputable science and sound principles of public health and safety.

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