We're less than two months away from the SAM Summit and Good Drug Policy Conference on April 20 in Washington, D.C. and we're excited to share yet another stellar speaker with you!

JUST CONFIRMED!

Former U.S. Representative and SAM Co-Founder Patrick J. Kennedy has a long, storied history of advocating for mental health and addiction reform. During his time in Congress, he was the lead author of the landmark Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (Federal Parity Law), which requires insurers to cover treatment for mental health and substance use disorders no more restrictively than treatment for illnesses of the body.

As founder of The Kennedy Forum, Patrick J. Kennedy now unites advocates, business leaders, and government agencies to advance evidence-based practices and policies in mental health and addiction. In 2017 he was appointed to the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. He currently serves as co-chair of the National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention’s Mental Health & Suicide Prevention National Response to COVID-19 (National Response) and co-chair of the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Behavioral Health Integration Task Force.

Previously Confirmed Speakers

We are also proud to announce limited availability for sponsorship opportunities.

The 2023 SAM Summit & Good Drug Policy Conference is the premier gathering for drug policy advocates around the country. We will bring together powerful voices in drug policy from across the field, such as prevention, treatment, recovery, as well as law enforcement experts to amplify our collective work to scale up the work of scientists and practitioners.

Title Sponsor: $7,500

• Branded as presenting sponsor of the 2023
• Logo/Organization name on all outgoing communications/ promotions 
• Logo/Organization name and link on conference website
• Logo/Organization name displayed during conference
• Opportunity to distribute promotional materials to attendees
• Opportunity to address conference attendees
• (5) Complimentary registrations to the conference

Gold Sponsor: $5,000

• Logo/Organization name on all outgoing communications/promotions
• Logo/Organization name and link on conference website
• Logo/Organization name displayed during conference
• (3) Complimentary registrations to the conference

Conference Supporter: $1,500

• Logo/Organization name displayed during conference
• (1) Complimentary registration to the conference 

For more information and additional sponsorship opportunities please contact Brendan Fairfield at [email protected] or 609-994-7184

Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) 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.

The Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions is a national drug policy think/action tank whose vision is a world in which children and families thrive, substance use is prevented, and there is rapid access to quality treatment. From prevention and recovery to smart law enforcement and better international cooperation, we are working to change the face of drug policy. Too many people are losing their lives to addiction. It is time for big change.