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SAM AND CADCA: A partnership for community success

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SAM AND CADCA: A partnership for community success. Kevin A. Sabet, Ph.D. Sue Thau John Redman. They have framed the debate this way:. Al l o r nothing: L e g a l iza t i o n v s . Pr o hi b i t i o n. Legalization is now a reality. And it is gaining support every year. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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SAM AND CADCA: A partnership for

community successKevin A. Sabet, Ph.D.

Sue ThauJohn Redman

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Kevin A. Sabet, Ph.D., www.kevinsabet.com

They have framed the debate this way:

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All or nothing: Legalization vs. Prohibition

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Legalization is now a reality.

And it is gaining support every year.

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Sources: Gallup http://bit.ly/olrSEQ and GSS

Support for Marijuana Legalization Has Reached Unprecedented Levels

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Factors Leading to Increase

Outspent

Messenger problem (generational familiarity)

Seen and framed as sensible alternative

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We Are Often on the DefensiveWe have not admitted where we

have drug policy challenges.

Nontraditional groups have rejected our message.

Our message has become stale: “Party of No”.

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We Risk Losing Key Groups Traditionally Against

Legalization

…Blacks and Hispanics…women/soccer moms

…new immigrants…Independents and Moderate

Democrats and the GOP

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• In Washington State, 47% of the counties that voted for Obama in the presidential election also voted AGAINST Legalization

• But only 57% that voted for Romney also voted against Initiative 502.

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• In CO, 76% of those under the age of 35 and 49% of >55 supported legalization.

• In CO, we lost low-income voters for the first time. (65% of <$50,000 earners)

• In CO, we lost a whopping 74% of those who ID as independents

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This is very different than what happened just 2 years ago in

CA

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How Can We Turn This Around?

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We Need To Recapture

The Middle Ground

The Message That Emphasizes Health

Moms, Dads, Minorities, Independents

Young People

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When presented with “regulation” and a “new approach” in the form of

legalization, more and more groups are choosing that over

the “old way” of “prohibition” – which is associated with a “moralistic” drug policy grounded in fear and

“Reefer Madness”

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This is a MIScharacterization of our view

BUT THAT DOESN’T MATTER ANYMORE

Just like it doesn’t matter that no one actually serves prison

time for pot…“PERCEPTION IS REALITY”

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We Need To Live with the “Hand We Are Dealt”

(even if they are myths)

“Jails are full of MJ users”“We need to try something new”“Marijuana has been demonized”“The Drug War Hurts Minorities”

“The Drug War is a Failure”

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We Need a REBRANDINGA “SMART APPROACH”Not about legalization vs.

incarcerationWe can be against legalization

but also for health, education, and common-sense

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We can be against discriminatory laws and

practices too.

RECLAIM “REFORM!”

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This is a about creating a PERMISSION STRUCTURE for

others to support us.

Medical MJ gave people “permission” to support

legalization

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We need to give people “permission” to oppose

legalization.

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Chair, Patrick J. Kennedy

Launched January 10th, Denver

Over 5,000 press mentions

Public Health Board of Trustees

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•To inform public policy with the science of today’s marijuana.

•To have honest conversation about reducing the unintended consequences of current marijuana policies, such as lifelong stigma due to arrest.

•To prevent the establishment of Big Marijuana that would market marijuana to children — and to prevent Big Tobacco from taking over Big Marijuana. Those are the very likely results of legalization.

•To promote research on marijuana in order to obtain FDA-approved, pharmacy-dispensed, cannabis-based medications.

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To inform public policy with the science of today’s marijuana.

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•This isn’t your Woodstock Weed – potency 5x stronger than in 1970s

•Connected to changes in adolescent brain resulting in learning and memory problems, IQ loss, less life satisfaction

•Doubles risk of car crash

•Bronchitis/lung complications - Lung cancer link mixed; still learning

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To have honest conversation about reducing the unintended consequences of current marijuana policies,

such as lifelong stigma due to arrest.

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•People should not be stigmatized for their past use

•No sense in incarcerating users

•People need job and economic opportunities; by being blocked from them they will re-enter the illicit market

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To prevent the establishment of Big Marijuana that would market marijuana to children — and to prevent Big

Tobacco from taking over Big Marijuana. Those are the very likely results of legalization.

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The Liggett Group: “If you are really and truly not going to sell [cigarettes] to children, you are going to be out of business in 30 years.” R. J. Reynolds: “Realistically, if our company is to survive and prosper, over the long term we must get our share of the youth market.” 

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Lorillard: “The base of our business is the high school student.” Phillip Morris: “Today's teenager is tomorrow's potential regular customer… Because of our high share of the market among the youngest smokers, Philip Morris will suffer more than the other companies from the decline in the number of teenage smokers.”

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To promote research on marijuana in order to obtain FDA-approved, pharmacy-dispensed, cannabis-based

medications.

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<5%• Only 10% of

card holders are cancer, HIV/AIDS, or glaucoma patients

• 90% are registered for ailments such as headaches and athlete’s foot

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That doesn’t mean that components in marijuana do not have medical properties.These are being scientifically developed.

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Sativex is in the process of being studied

Approved in Canada and across Europe

Administered via an oral spray

Research on the efficacy of cannabinoids is not focused on raw/crude marijuana, but in the individual components that may have medical use.

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Need to fast track the FDA research

We can kick-start an FDA program that offers free extracts of nonsmoked, nonpsychoative marijuana to the seriously ill

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Future

Nationwide infrastructure, working with national leaders, to support local partners

in getting this message out

SAMIA (SAM Interstate Alliance)

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As a coalition wanting to get more involved in this debate and discussion, SAM and CADCA will help you walk through the steps.