Prior to 4/20 “Pot Holiday”, Smart Approaches to Marijuana Hosts Author Alex Berenson at National Press Club

Marijuana Policy Group to Host Author Alex Berenson at National Press Club

on April 18th

(Alexandria, VA) – Two days prior to the unofficial “marijuana holiday” of 4/20, Dr. Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), will be hosting former New York Times journalist Alex Berenson at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. to discuss the findings of Berenson’s recently published book,

Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence

WHO:

Alex Berenson, former New York Times investigative journalist, Author, Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence

Dr. Kevin A. Sabet, President, SAM, former senior advisor, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy under the Obama, Bush, and Clinton administrations, Author, Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana

WHAT:

Marijuana policy expert, Dr. Kevin Sabet to interview Alex Berensonand discuss the finding of his recent book, Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence

WHEN:

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM Thursday, April 18, 2019

WHERE:

Bloomberg Room, National Press Club, 529 14th St NW, Washington, DC 20045

To secure exclusive interviews with Dr. Kevin Sabet and Alex Berenson, please contact Colton Grace at: Colton@learnaboutsam.orgor (864) 492-6719

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 disparities in marijuana arrest rates, and tobacco company investment in marijuana.

Marijuana is not a harmless drug. View the stories of its victims here.

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