Kevin Sabet

The long-awaited hearing to discuss cannabis rescheduling will begin on January 21, 2025, marking a significant moment in the ongoing debate over cannabis regulation. As Business of Cannabis reported, the six-week hearing will continue until March 6, 2025, but its outcome remains uncertain due to...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has denied accusations of improper communication with cannabis prohibitionist group Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) during the Biden administration's marijuana rescheduling process. In a recent filing reported by Marijuana Moment, the agency dismissed...

Last Tuesday's breaking news of cannabis rescheduling drove the cannabis industry into overdrive with elated thoughts from tax relief to soaring marijuana stocks to cannabis scientists presuming they no longer have to keep their research labs locked up like Fort Knox. And now…the air seems to be...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning pharmacies in Georgia that dispensing medical marijuana is not legal under federal law. Nearly two months after the Georgia Board of Pharmacy allowed independent pharmacies to dispense THC oils, in what was considered a historic...

During Thursday's Senate hearing on the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) used his time to ask the CEO of an anti-legalization organization several important questions. Fetterman pressed anti-cannabis crusader Kevin Sabet of...

A group of anti-marijuana advocates convened in Washington, D.C. on 4/20 — a day typically reserved for cannabis-oriented celebrations — calling for "a balanced discussion" on cannabis legalization. Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), which describes itself as a bipartisan...

Following a push from researchers associated with the prohibitionist group Smart Approaches To Marijuana (SAM) to advance the bipartisan that would substantially expand scientific cannabis research in the Senate, Chuck Schumer, the chamber's minority leader, kicked off the process to pass the...

Researchers associated with the prohibitionist group Smart Approaches To Marijuana (SAM) are urging Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) to advance the bill that would substantially expand scientific cannabis research "as quickly as possible," reported Marijuana...

At the American Psychological Association annual meeting in New Orleans, recognized doctors who participated from a medical cannabis panel discussion, expressed that the evidence on the use of medical marijuana is limited, and recommended clinicians should be cautious when discussing...

Registered voters in New Jersey are expected to vote in favor of adult-use marijuana legalization in November — but uncertainty surrounds the pending legislation.  "Cannabis advocates looking forward to creating an adult use regulated and taxed cannabis marketplace...

Michigan voters will decide whether to make the state the next to legalize recreational marijuana by approving or disapproving Proposal 1 on the Nov. 6 ballot. In the view of one-pro marijuana lawyer who spoke this week in Detroit, a "yes" vote on Prop 1 will eliminate Michigan's...