This 'Science-Based' Anti-Marijuana Group is Fighting Legalization

SAM argues that weed is potentially addictive, definitely harmful, and does not really contribute to the disgrace that is our prison system.

Kind of like with marriage equality, the opposition to legalization of marijuana is often so loud it’s easy to forget that the majority of Americans actually support it. And with marijuana, a drug whose overdose fatality rate continues to be zero, the trend holds broadly true that if you believe in science, you probably don’t believe weed is the worst thing in the world (so-called “fake weed” is much, much worse.) So why is there a group fighting marijuana legalization and using science as a platform?

Smart Approaches to Marijuana, the coalition founded by former Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy, a former drug policy advisor Kevin Sabet, and David Frum of The Atlantic, has raised more than $2...

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