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December 13, 2018  |  By Barb Martz In Marijuana

CBS This Morning Features SAM 

Also today, CBS This Morning featured a story on the sales of recreational marijuana in Massachusetts, and SAM President Kevin Sabet. In the story, Sabet said:

“The state is being heavily influenced by the marijuana industry to tell you your product is safe. There have been…recalls because of additives, pesticides, and molds, so it’s really ‘buyer beware.’ 

“This isn’t about the individual users, this is about a green light to an industry that is taking all of their plays from Big Tobacco, who lied to the American people for a century. Why would we get fooled again?”

Colorado Cost Study

In case you missed it: a new study conducted by a third-party analysis firm found each dollar in tax revenue costs the state of Colorado $4.50.

About SAM

 Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) is a nonpartisan, non-profit alliance of physicians, policy makers, prevention workers, treatment and recovery professionals, scientists, and other concerned citizens opposed to marijuana legalization who want health and scientific evidence to guide marijuana policies. SAM has affiliates in more than 30 states. Evidence shows that marijuana – which has skyrocketed in average potency over the past decades – is addictive and harmful to the human brain, especially when used by adolescents. In states that have already legalized the drug, there has been an increase in drugged driving crashes,  youth marijuana use, and costs that far outweigh pot revenues. These states have seen a black market that continues to thrive,sustained marijuana arrest rates, and tobacco company investment in marijuana.

 

For more information about marijuana use and its effects, visit www.learnaboutsam.org.

 

www.learnaboutsam.org

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