Kevin Sabet

Kevin Abraham Sabet

Kevin Sabet, speaking at the New Yorker Magazine Festival, 2014
Born 1979
Ft. Wayne, Indiana
Residence Washington, DC and Cambridge, MA
Citizenship American
Nationality U.S.
Fields drug policy, public policy, journalism
Institutions The White House, ONDCP
Alma mater University of California, Berkeley
Oxford University
Doctoral advisor George Smith
Other academic advisors Bruce Cain
William "Sandy" Muir
Known for A "Third Way" in Drug Policy
Influences David F. Musto
Robert L. DuPont
Notable awards Marshall Scholarship

Kevin Abraham Sabet, Ph.D., also known as Kevin Sabet,[1] (born February 20, 1979) is an assistant professor of psychiatry and Director of the Drug Policy Institute at the University of Florida.[2] With Patrick J. Kennedy, he co-founded Smart Approaches to Marijuana in January 2013.[3] In 2015, he founded SAM's political arm, SAM Action, which is the single biggest financial contributor to anti-legalization initiatives on the ballot in 2016. Both organizations rely on individual,voluntary contributions and funding from small family foundations.

He is also the author of numerous articles and monographs including the book "Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana."[4]

Education and career

Sabet is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and Oxford University,[5] where he received his Doctorate in social policy as a Marshall Scholar. He is an opponent of drug legalization and spoke on behalf of the Obama Administration on the subject.[6] After leaving ONDCP after 2.5 years, he became a consultant and professor. In January 2013, Rolling Stone called him "Legalization Enemy #1" ahead of the US Drug Czar and the DEA Administrator.[7]

Kevin Sabet is the president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM).[8] He is a regular contributor to TV and print media[9] and a blogger for the Huffington Post.[10] Most of his recent media mentions relate to SAM.[11]

Drug policy advocacy

Sabet has worked with NIDA Director Alan Leshner on MDMA education efforts, and has had testimony entered on the official House record.[12]

He has written on the need for prevention, treatment, and enforcement to guide drug policy, although he has also argued for abolishing severe sentencing guidelines, like mandatory minimum laws.[13] His articles have been published in newspapers, such as The Washington Post and The New York Times.[14] He has argued for removing criminal penalties for low-level marijuana use but has opposed legalization.[15]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.alternet.org/drugs/5-biggest-lies-anti-pot-propagandist-kevin-sabet
  2. ↑ http://psychiatry.ufl.edu/faculty-3/#S
  3. ↑ "SAM - Smart Approaches to Marijuana". Learnaboutsam.org. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  4. ↑ "Kevin Sabet - Reefer Sanity by Kevin Sabet". Reefersanity.net. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  5. ↑ http://psychiatry.ufl.edu/faculty-3/#S
  6. ↑ MIKE DENNISON Gazette State Bureau (2010-09-24). "Obama drug-policy adviser says the administration opposes marijuana legalization and isn't big on medical marijuana". Billingsgazette.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  7. ↑ "Legalization's Biggest Enemies | Politics News". Rolling Stone. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  8. ↑ "Our Fellows » Drug Policy Institute » College of Medicine » University of Florida". Drugpolicyinstitute.psychiatry.ufl.edu. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  9. ↑ "Media". Kevin Sabet. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  10. ↑ "Kevin A. Sabet, Ph.D". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  11. ↑ "SAM - Smart Approaches to Marijuana". Learnaboutsam.org. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  12. ↑ "House Government Reform Criminal Justice Subcommittee Holds Hearing On Drug Policy". Drugsense.org. 1999-06-16. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  13. ↑ "Kevin A. Sabet - A Third Way On Drug Laws". Washingtonpost.com. 2006-12-04. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  14. ↑ Sabet, Kevin A. (2012-01-01). "Drug Policy Needs Centrists". The New York Times.
  15. ↑ "CNN Marijuana Legalization Debate: Ethan Nadelmann vs. Kevin Sabet". Youtube. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.

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