Leading Marijuana Policy Group to Highlight Harms of Marijuana With Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy & Medical Experts at National Press Club
MEDIA AVAILABILITY: Leading Marijuana Policy Group to Highlight Harms of Marijuana With Former Congressman Patrick Kennedy & Medical Experts at National Press Club
Contact: Colton Grace
864-492-6719
[Washington, DC] – Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) is hosting a press event with former Congressman Patrick Kennedy, AAA Representatives, and other experts on April 20th – the unofficial “marijuana holiday.” SAM is extremely concerned with the myths about marijuana pervasive in the United States today. This event will highlight the damage of marijuana and the explosion of high potency THC on the market, and attendees will hear from ER doctors, roadway specialists, researchers, members of the clergy, elected officials, and others.
WHO:
Dr. Kevin A. Sabet, President, Smart Approaches to Marijuana
Hon. Patrick J. Kennedy, Former United States Representative, Honorary Board Member, Smart Approaches to Marijuana
Hon. Arthur Burnett, Sr., The Nation’s First African American Magistrate Judge
Jake Nelson, Director, Traffic Safety Advocacy & Research, AAA
Dr. Roneet Lev, Chief of Scripps Mercy Emergency Department San Diego
Dr. Christine Miller, Neuroscientist, Advisory Board Member, Smart Approaches to Marijuana
Senator Ron Rice, New Jersey State Senator, Chair, Legislative Black Caucus
Bishop Jethro James, Senior Pastor, Paradise Baptist Church
Dr. Susan Weiss, Director, Division of Extramural Research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse
WHAT: SAM 4/20 event with former Congressman Patrick Kennedy and others to highlight the harms of marijuana legalization.
WHEN:
Friday April 20th, 2018
Press Arrival: 11:50AM
Start of Press Conference: 12:00PM
WHERE: Bloomberg Room, National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045
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