FARM BILL AMENDMENT CLOSES DANGEROUS DELTA 8 LOOPHOLE Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson, Rep. Mary Miller, Rep. Doug LaMalfa Lauded for Their Leadership on Critical Public Health and Safety Reforms Statement from Kevin Sabet

Today: the House Agriculture Committee approved an amendment to close the intoxicating hemp loophole. It would prevent any intoxicants in hemp products. The amendment passed by voice vote as part of a bloc of amendments. Story 🔒 [paywall] subscriber.politicopro.com/article/2024/0…

Today, the House Agriculture Committee added an amendment to the Farm Bill that closes the infamous Delta-8 THC loophole. The amendment, which bans intoxicating hemp products, passed with bipartisan support. I’ve spent the past two years working to get an amendment like this

Lots of people are making the assumption that there is a substitute effect going on here. A couple of years ago, a paper I wrote analyzing whether marijuana liberalization had an effect on negative alcohol use outcomes like binge drinking and alcohol abuse was published in my

Huge appearance by my boss Kevin Sabet on the popular Breaking Points Commentary podcast. youtube.com/watch?v=hulaIy…

Pot industry: we will tell people to “use responsibly” and everything will be fine. Also pot industry: eat this 20,000 mg gummy by yourself!

The rush to legalize psychedelics for “medicinal purposes” is about dollars not science. This FDA decision is a big one. @NYTimes nytimes.com/2024/06/04/hea…

Great to run into drug policy champion Senator Chuck Grassley on the Hill today. Things are really not looking good for SAFE Banking this year…

Roger Stone, Matt Gaetz, and Nancy Mace all support commercializing a new addiction-for-profit industry. That should tell you all you need to know…

It's concerning that products being sold legally are so dangerous they need to be recalled, but it's equally concerning that products like this are legal in NY: Carmel Drizzle 500mg THC-A Ketchup 500mg THC-A Fruity Pebbles Ice Cream 200mg/500mg THC-A nbcnewyork.com/news/local/new…

Proud of my party. This is spot on: “Democrats will take action to expunge federal marijuana-only convictions. We will combat drug trafficking and expand the use of drug courts, interventions, and diversion for people with substance use disorders.”

I’m in the The Gazette on the rise of Philip Morris: “The tobacco industry is back. Its profits are growing; its investments in marijuana and nicotine brands are reintroducing the industry back into daily American life...” Read: gazette.com/denver-gazette… #copolitics

This is massive.

A much newer poll for you. Change in percentage points in two years for thinking marijuana has a positive effect on those who use it: Ages 18-34: -7 Democrats: -9 Seldom/never attend religious services: -13 Every single demographic experienced a decrease, with many going from

Statement from SAM in Response to Former President Donald J. Trump's Comments on Amendment 3 in Florida

California will not stand by as hemp businesses bend laws to target kids with dangerous products containing THC. The state is banning the sale of edible hemp products with THC and setting the minimum purchasing age for all other edible hemp items at 21.

Had my first in-person debate recently, might have gotten a little less coverage than tonight’s…

ICYMI, this week, the Biden administration issued new rules easing access to mental health and substance use treatment. Patrick Kennedy (Patrick J. Kennedy), author of the Mental Health Parity Act, called it a bold moment of change. Read more 🔽 thekennedyforum.org/press-releases…

That marijuana endorsement really brought the voters in for Trump. What a game changer!

"California regulators have largely failed to address evidence of widespread contamination [in legal weed]." To those saying states need time to figure out how to properly regulate marijuana: medical has been legal in CA since 1996. This isn't working. latimes.com/california/sto…