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Our Top 5 Victories of 2019:
When the Tide Started to Turn
Over three dozen op-eds. Hundreds of conference and invited presentations. Meetings
with key legislators and decision makers. Victory after victory. This was 2019.
Below we reflect on five highlights:
1. New York rejects marijuana legalization. With SAM's efforts hailed by the New
York Times as the "well-coordinated opposition," the decision by the legislature
of the State of New York to say "No" to the marijuana industry was an historic moment
in drug policy.
Above: New York State PTA President joining SAM for our press conference in Albany
2. New Jersey - and several other states - again rejected marijuana legalization.Two
years after the Governor demand legalization, a determined, hard-fought campaign
by SAM's New Jersey affiliate NJ-RAMP defeated it. We copied this successful strategy
in a handful of other states and won.
3. In congress, the STATES Act went nowhere. Widely seen by pot lobbyists as the
surefire way to lure skeptical Republicans and Democrats into legalizing this predatory
industry, the STATES Act did not even receive a vote and is dead for 2019.
Above: SAM's VP of Government Affairs Garth Van Meter with our youth and parent
volunteers on Capitol Hill.
4. The industry's prized jewel, the SAFE (or as we call it, "VAPE") Banking Act
did not move. Despite giants like the American Bankers Association supporting it,
SAM's ramped up efforts with key Senators in their home states stopped this in 2019.
5. The marijuana industry didn't get away with the #PotVapingCrisis. SAM worked
hard throughout the vaping crisis to educate the press and public on the facts of
the vaping crisis and the groundbreaking op-ed from the Wall Street Journal, initiated
by SAM's meetings with the newspaper, turned the tide.
Thank you for all you do. Together, we are saving lives! There's no more rewarding
work. Here's to an even better 2020.
Dr. Kevin Sabet
Founder and President
Smart Approaches to Marijuana
P.S. We need your support in 2020 to sustain our efforts for sensible, evidence-based
marijuana policies.
About SAM:
Smart Approaches to Marijuana [[link removed]]
is the nation's leading nonpartisan, non-profit public health alliance of concerned
citizens and professionals who oppose marijuana legalization and support science-backed
marijuana policies. SAM and its 30+ state affiliates have successfully prevented
marijuana legalization in dozens of state legislatures and at the ballot box.
Guided by a Scientific Advisory Board of scientists from Harvard, Princeton, and
University of Colorado, SAM educates the public on cutting edge science: marijuana
is harmful, addictive, and legalization creates social injustice and expands illicit
market activity.
For more information about marijuana use and its effects, visit www.learnaboutsam.org
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