Smart Approaches to Marijuana

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It's official: pot is a more popular daily drug than alcohol or cigarettes. New data[1] from the federal National Survey on Drug Use and Health show that for 2025: * 21.4M daily/near-daily marijuana users * 19.9M daily/near-daily cigarette users * 17.2M daily/near-daily alcohol users 2025 is the first time on record that marijuana is the most popular daily-use addictive product. [1]See table 9.38A here: samhsa.gov/data/sites/def…

Marijuana is on track to become America's number one addiction, and Washington is looking the other way, says SAM CEO @KevinSabet. Full press release: learnaboutsam.org/2026/07/mariju…

NEW: For the first time in American history, more Americans use marijuana daily than smoke cigarettes daily. 21.4 million daily marijuana users vs. 19.9 million daily cigarette smokers. Follow @learnaboutsam for more analysis.

NEW YORK POST: Marijuana legalization was a mistake, time to reverse course. nypost.com/2026/07/26/opi…

Texas Mom Recounts Four-Year-Old Son's Marijuana Poisoning Nightmare thedrugreport.org/2026/07/23/tex…

“in our study, marijuana use significantly predicted chronic (suicidal thoughts and behaviors)” adding that “repeated use of marijuana often leads to depression, anxiety, and irritability during withdrawal, increasing the risk of chronic suicidality.” thedrugreport.org/2026/07/23/fri…

The teen drug landscape has changed. Alcohol, cigarettes, and marijuana once formed the dominant trio. Now, nicotine and marijuana are increasingly linked by one discreet, high-potency delivery system: the vape pen. thedrugreport.org/2026/07/24/the…

If you're planning to be in the New York City area, we hope you'll join us for this special screening of THC INC. Following the film, attendees will have the opportunity to participate in a discussion with Executive Producer @KevinSabet, @SohrabAhmari, and @NickGillespie. Registration link: eventbrite.com/e/thc-inc-nyc-…

NEW: The NIH's landmark ABCD Study, tracking nearly 12,000 American kids for a decade, just published its latest numbers. By age 16, nearly 4 in 10 kids have already used a substance. 26% alcohol, 22% marijuana, 20% nicotine lifetime by 16. 🧵

Friday Fact: New study finds that male marijuana users were 33% more likely to experience suicidal thoughts and behaviors than non-users thedrugreport.org/2026/07/23/fri…

A sweeping new review in The Lancet Psychiatry has reached a conclusion the marijuana industry has spent years working to obscure: There is no safe amount of marijuana to use. thedrugreport.org/2026/07/22/top…

A national crisis. thedrugreport.org/2026/07/23/tex…

Texas mom recounts four-year-old son’s marijuana poisoning nightmare. Stories like this are becoming increasingly common due to increased commercialization and normalization.

📢 Community Voices Series: DC has 4X as many "medical marijuana" dispensaries as McDonald's, and 1 in 5 people in the city now possess a card. Yet the addiction-for-profit marijuana industry now wants breweries to be able to make cannabis beverages under the frivolous guise that patients do not have enough options. #BigTobacco2.0 #Addictionforprofit #CommunityVoices

The Lancet Psychiatry — one of the most respected journals in medicine — just said what Big Marijuana never will. A thread on the evidence. 🧵

“This Is Serious”: Marijuana involved in Guyana ferry tragedy as U.S. employers are looking the other way thedrugreport.org/2026/07/21/thi…

A new study looks to uncover the relationship between marijuana use and violence, and why toxicology reports must screen for THC going forward. @CoDoc442 thedrugreport.org/2026/07/21/new…

📢 Community Voices Series: Despite promises about "regulation," marijuana commercialization has caused increases in youth use, addiction, psychosis, and suicidal ideation across the country. Doctors in ER's and treatment centers are seeing this firsthand. #BigTobacco #Addictionforprofit #CommunityVoices