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Selamat (Greetings)!

Last week, Dr. Kevin A. Sabet, the President of SAM and FDPS, and Luke Niforatos, the Executive Vice President of both organizations, attended the Asia-Pacific Forum Against Drugs (APFAD). The APFAD is a biennial conference that brings together anti-drug practitioners and advocates from around the world with a special focus on Asian efforts. Since the inaugural conference in 2015, APFAD has become a strategic platform for the regional anti-drug community to discuss best practices in addressing the liberalization of drug policies.

We had a great time sharing what was happening in the United States and learning about what was happening in other countries. Now we’re back and reinvigorated to continue the work here as part of the global movement against drugs.

This work is only possible because of your support. We don’t take a dime from Big Marijuana, Big Tobacco, or Big Pharma. Everything we do, from sharing America’s experience abroad to fighting commercialization at home, is powered by people like you. If you believe in protecting our communities and keeping addiction-for-profit industries out of our kids’ lives, please consider making a donation today. ([link removed])

Kevin and Luke discuss the substance misuse and mental healthcare system in the United States.

Kevin addresses the attendees: “The international legalization movement is looking to Asia and Africa for messengers… We must look to our North Star of discouraging the destructive behavior.” ([link removed])
Watch Kevin’s Full Remarks Here ([link removed])

Luke outlines the consequences of marijuana legalization in Colorado.

Luke and Kevin seated with Slovenian colleague and friend Matej Košir.

Singaporean newspaper The Strait Times wrote an article referencing APFAD 2025 and highlighting the international synthetic drug crisis as a key concern. It includes quotes from Kevin and fellow attendee Ioan Grillo, a journalist based in Mexico City.

Read the online version here. ([link removed])

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Thank you for your support,

the SAM and FDPS team

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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.

Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions (FDPS) ([link removed]) is an organization that envisions a world in which children and families thrive, substance use is prevented, and there is rapid access to quality treatment and meaningful pathways to recovery for individuals with substance use disorders. Our mission is to scale up drug policy solutions by educating decision-makers and the public about ways to harness science to prevent drug use, treat addiction, and forge pathways to recovery.


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