Smart Approaches to Marijuana

{{Short description|American political organization}}

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| name = Smart Approaches to Marijuana

| logo = Smart_Approaches_to_Marijuana_logo.jpeg

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| abbreviation = SAM

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| formation = {{Start date and age|2013|01|01}}

| founders = Patrick Kennedy and Kevin Sabet{{cite web|url=http://www.westword.com/news/marijuana-legalizations-most-influential-critic-meet-kevin-sabet-9276028|title=Meet Kevin Sabet, USA's Most Influential Critic of Marijuana Legalization|publisher=Westword |date=14 August 2017|access-date=4 January 2018|author=Michael Roberts}}

| type = 501(c)(3) nonprofit{{cite web|url=https://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.source.php?sourceID=014405|title=Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) Biography|publisher=ProCon.org|date=10 July 2017|access-date=4 January 2018|author=|archive-date=5 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105123159/https://medicalmarijuana.procon.org/view.source.php?sourceID=014405|url-status=dead}}

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| headquarters = Alexandria, Va. New York, NY

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| region_served = US, International

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| leader_title = President and CEO

| leader_name = Kevin Sabet, PhD

| leader_title2 = Executive Vice President

| leader_name2 = Luke Niforatos

| leader_title3 = Vice President of Federal Affairs

| leader_name3 = Garth Van Meter

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| key_people = David Frum, Barry McCaffrey

| affiliations = SAM Action, a 501(c)(4)

| budget = $2M

| num_staff = 20+

| num_volunteers = 100+

| website = {{url|http://learnaboutsam.org/}}

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Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM, Inc.) is an American political organization opposed to marijuana legalization and commercialization.