Expert sounds alarm on danger of hemp products: ‘A matter of life and death’
Protect Our Kids CEO Luke Niforatos discusses growing concerns among parents and medical workers over children’s exposure to hemp-driven products.
PERSPECTIVE: Pot’s honeymoon is over
Colorado finally might be coming down from its high. Many — parents, especially — have realized that the legalization of marijuana has not gone as planned. With the industry at perhaps its most vulnerable point yet, we should scrutinize the harm it has done to the Centennial State. The health and well-being of Colorado would …
What is Our Country Smoking (ft. Luke Niforatos)
In Today’s episode of “Moment of Truth,” Saurabh sits down with Luke Niforatos, Executive Vice President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), to discuss the history of marijuana legalization, its connection to big tobacco and big alcohol, the commercialization of weed and dramatic increase in potency, why the narcotics industry wants you addicted, and what …
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Debating the dangers of a psychedelic comeback
Somatic psychedelic coach Ashley Ryan and ‘Smart Approaches to Marijuana’ EVP Luke Niforatos debate the latest medical trend on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’
Voters Rejected Marijuana Legalization in Yet Another State. Is the Movement in Trouble?
Oklahoma voters dealt a resounding loss to marijuana legalization on Tuesday: With over 95% of votes in, nearly 62% of voters came out against expanding legal cannabis to include recreational use, compared to 38% supporting it.
Prop 122: Access to Natural Psychedelic Substances
Speaking against Prop 122 are Luke Niforatos, CEO of Protect Our Kids & Executive V.P. of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM) and Dr. Libby Stuyt, Board Certified Addiction Psychiatrist and Board member of IASIC (International Academy on the Science and Impacts of Cannabis). Although invited, those in favor of Prop 122 declined to participate.
‘Big cannabis’ is pumping out fake research on the benefits of the drug: Luke Niforatos
Executive Vice President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana Luke Niforatos discusses reports ‘big cannabis’ is funding UCLA, Harvard and MIT studies on weed on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’ Executive Vice President of Smart Approaches to Marijuana Luke Niforatos discusses reports ‘big cannabis’ is funding UCLA, Harvard and MIT studies on weed on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’
Response to NYT Guest Op-ed: “The Christian Case for Marijuana”
In “The Christian Case for Marijuana,” Mr. Jonathan Merritt argues that Christians should support marijuana legalization because of medicinal and social justice reasons. But his case falls woefully short of the full endorsement he’d like Christianity to make. Components of marijuana may have medical benefits, and the FDA has rightfully approved some marijuana-based medications, but …
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Luke’s latest C-SPAN interview
Smart Approaches to Marijuana’s Luke Niforatos discussed his group’s efforts to oppose the “commercialization and normalization of marijuana.” Our organization want to reduce marijuana use. We see this as something that is harmful in society, but we also want to prevent the commercialization of this drug, because what happens in this country when we allow …
