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SAM, Inc.

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:	Economic and Social: Crime Prevention Criminal Justice Drug Control Human Rights International Security
Geographic scope:	International
Country of activity:	Brazil United States of America United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Mexico Canada
Mission statement:	Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) is an alliance of organizations and individuals dedicated to a health-first approach to marijuana policy. We are professionals working in mental health and public health. We are bipartisan. We are medical doctors, lawmakers, treatment providers, preventionists, teachers, law enforcement officers and others who seek a middle road between incarceration and legalization. Our commonsense, third-way approach to marijuana policy is based on reputable science and sound principles of public health and safety. Mission & Vision Smart Approaches to Marijuana envisions a society where marijuana policies are aligned with the scientific understanding of marijuana’s harms, and do not involve the commercialization and normalization of marijuana. Our mission is to educate citizens on the science of marijuana and to promote health-first, smart policies and attitudes that decrease marijuana use and its consequences. We: believe in an approach that neither legalizes, nor demonizes, marijuana. reject dichotomies — such as “incarceration versus legalization” — that offer only simplistic solutions to the highly complex problems stemming from marijuana use and the policies surrounding it. champion smart policies that decrease marijuana use — and do not harm marijuana users and low-level dealers with arrest records that stigmatize them for life and in ways that make it even harder for them to break free from cycles of substance dependence.
Year established:	2014
Year of registration:	2014
Organizational structure:	SAM, Inc. is a not-for-profit, tax-exempt corporation organized under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.
Number and type of members:	SAM has over 30 affiliates in the United States, as well as partners in Canada and elsewhere.
Affiliation with NGO networks:	Drug Policy Futures
Funding structure:	Membership fees or dues Fundraising campaigns Donations and grants from domestic sources

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