Hi John,

We're less than two months away from the SAM Summit and Good Drug Policy Conference on April 20 in Washington, D.C. and I'm excited to share two additional speakers with you! But first, I want to share a little background.

Last week, I was scrolling through Twitter and saw that Dr. Drew Pinsky was hosting a Twitter space live with his daughter, Paulina, and I listened in. I heard Paulina share that she had been sober for 441 days... from marijuana. She shared her story and it was powerful.

I asked her to share her story at the Summit and she accepted. I'm so excited to have you hear Paulina's story firsthand and I'm excited for you to also hear from Dr. Drew, who has helped elevate substance abuse and mental health awareness to the forefront of pop culture.

Register today, this is truly an event you won't want to miss!

Kevin Sabet

CEO and President

Smart Approaches to Marijuana

Foundation for Drug Policy Solutions

JUST CONFIRMED!

Dr. Drew Pinsky, known nationally as “Dr. Drew,” has been a ubiquitous fixture both on television and radio for the entirety of his multi-faceted career. Dr. Drew received his undergraduate degree from Amherst College and his M.D. from the University of Southern California, School of Medicine, where he remained for his residency. He then became Chief Resident at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena. Dr. Drew is a Diplomat of the American Board of Addiction Medicine and the American Board of Internal Medicine. He is also a fellow with the American College of Physicians (FACP). He has been appointed to the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and serves on the Board of Directors for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

Paulina Pinsky is a writer, artist, educator, and figure skater based in Los Angeles. She writes “newly sober”, a Substack newsletter documenting early sobriety, plus she co-authored the teen guide to consent, “It Doesn’t Have to be Awkward: Dealing with Relationships, Sex, and Other Hard-to-Talk-About Stuff” with her dad, Dr. Drew Pinsky. She received her MFA in Nonfiction Creative Writing from Columbia University, where she teaches Comedy Writing to high schoolers.

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.