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 University of Florida, SAM
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, A "smart approach to marijuana policy," "Big Marijuana"
Influences David F. Musto
Robert L. DuPont
Notable awards Marshall Scholarship, Nils Bejerot Award for Global Drug Prevention, John P. McGovern Award

Kevin Abraham Sabet, 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]

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,[2] where he received his Doctorate in social policy as a Marshall Scholar. He is an opponent of drug legalization and has spoken on behalf of the Obama Administration on the subject.[5] 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.[6]

Kevin Sabet is the president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM).[7] He is a regular contributor to TV and print media[8] and a blogger for the Huffington Post.[9]

Drug policy advocacy

Sabet has worked with NIDA Director Alan Leshner on MDMA education efforts, and has had testimony entered on the official Congressional record.[10] He was a key witness in two marijuana hearings after his work in the Obama Administration.

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.[11] His articles have been published in newspapers, such as The Washington Post and The New York Times.[12] He has argued for removing criminal penalties for low-level marijuana use but has opposed legalization.[13]

Controversy

In September 2016, Sabet admitted lying multiple times to a forum at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate, when he claimed to possess two bags of candy one of which was infused with marijuana.[14] After the forum concluded, Sabet left both bags of candy unattended, which were subsequently stolen. He was chastised for leaving a controlled substance unattended only to be caught lying about the contents of the bags.[15] The attendee of the forum who stole the bags submitted them to a laboratory for testing of their levels of marijuana content. Dr. Saunders' report was conclusive that neither bag of candy contained any THC (the psychoactive compound of marijuana).[16] The story was reported in a news broadcast, which claimed that Sabet admitted there was never any marijuana in the props he presented to the forum.

References

  1. ↑ Kumar, Sunil (2013-08-08). "5 Biggest Lies from Anti-Pot Propagandist Kevin Sabet". Alternet. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  2. 1 2 "Faculty » Department of Psychiatry » College of Medicine » University of Florida". Psychiatry.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
  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. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ "Legalization's Biggest Enemies | Politics News". Rolling Stone. 2013-01-17. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  7. ↑ "Our Fellows » Drug Policy Institute » College of Medicine » University of Florida". Drugpolicyinstitute.psychiatry.ufl.edu. 2014-05-30. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  8. ↑ "Media". Kevin Sabet. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  9. ↑ "Kevin A. Sabet, Ph.D". Huffingtonpost.com. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  10. ↑ "House Government Reform Criminal Justice Subcommittee Holds Hearing On Drug Policy". Drugsense.org. 1999-06-16. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  11. ↑ "Kevin A. Sabet - A Third Way On Drug Laws". Washingtonpost.com. 2006-12-04. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
  12. ↑ Sabet, Kevin A. (2012-01-01). "Drug Policy Needs Centrists". The New York Times.
  13. ↑ "CNN Marijuana Legalization Debate: Ethan Nadelmann vs. Kevin Sabet". Youtube. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 5 March 2015.
  14. ↑ Sharman Sacchetti. "Gummies used in edible marijuana demonstration stolen | FOX25". Fox25boston.com. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  15. ↑ "Radical Rant: Legalization Foe Possibly Commits Drug Crime at TV Debate – High Times". Hightimes.com. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
  16. ↑ "‘Stupid ass’ anti-weed activist brought pot edibles to legalization forum — and lost them". Rawstory.com. 2016-09-23. Retrieved 2016-12-20.
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