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'''Kevin Abraham Sabet''' (born February 20, 1979) is an American drug policy scholar, who served as a [[White House]] [[Office of National Drug Control Policy]] advisor. He is the only person appointed to that office in both [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ([[administration of George W. Bush|George W. Bush]]) and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ([[Obama administration|Barack Obama]] and [[Clinton administration|Bill Clinton]]) administrations.[{{Cite news|title=Why this former U.S. drug adviser thinks legal Canadian weed is 'the next big tobacco'|publisher=CBC News|language=en-US|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-cannabis-marijuana-retail-1.4796330|access-date=2020-12-22|last=Butler|first=Colin}}] Sabet has previously been an assistant professor adjunct at Yale University Medical School's Institution for Social and Policy Studies,[{{cite web|url=https://directory.yale.edu/?queryType=field&upi=17402509|title=Directories - Yale University|website=directory.yale.edu|access-date=March 4, 2019}}][{{cite web|url=https://isps.yale.edu/team/kevin-sabet|title=Kevin Sabet - Institution for Social and Policy Studies|website=isps.yale.edu|access-date=March 4, 2019}}] and a columnist at ''[[Newsweek]]''.[{{Cite web|title=Kevin Sabet|url=https://www.newsweek.com/authors/kevin-.-sabet|access-date=2020-12-06|website=Newsweek|language=en}}] |
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'''Kevin Abraham Sabet''' is an American drug policy scholar, who served as a [[White House]] [[Office of National Drug Control Policy]] advisor. He is the only person appointed to that office in both [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ([[administration of George W. Bush|George W. Bush]]) and [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] ([[Obama administration|Barack Obama]] and [[Clinton administration|Bill Clinton]]) administrations.[{{Cite news|title=Why this former U.S. drug adviser thinks legal Canadian weed is 'the next big tobacco'|publisher=CBC News|language=en-US|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/london/ontario-cannabis-marijuana-retail-1.4796330|access-date=2020-12-22|last=Butler|first=Colin}}] Sabet has previously been an assistant professor adjunct at Yale University Medical School's Institution for Social and Policy Studies,[{{cite web|url=https://directory.yale.edu/?queryType=field&upi=17402509|title=Directories - Yale University|website=directory.yale.edu|access-date=March 4, 2019}}][{{cite web|url=https://isps.yale.edu/team/kevin-sabet|title=Kevin Sabet - Institution for Social and Policy Studies|website=isps.yale.edu|access-date=March 4, 2019}}] and a columnist at ''[[Newsweek]]''.[{{Cite web|title=Kevin Sabet|url=https://www.newsweek.com/authors/kevin-.-sabet|access-date=2020-12-06|website=Newsweek|language=en}}] |
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With [[Patrick J. Kennedy]], Sabet co-founded [[Smart Approaches to Marijuana]] in Denver in January 2013, which has emerged as the leading opponent of marijuana legalization in the United States.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-marijuana-science/u-s-foes-of-legal-pot-focus-on-risks-to-the-brain-idUSBRE90M1CH20130123|title=U.S. foes of legal pot focus on risks to the brain|last=Dobuzinskis|first=Alex|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-08-18}}] Upon founding SAM, ''[[Salon.com|Salon]]'' called Sabet "the quarterback of the new anti-drug movement"[{{Cite news|url=https://www.salon.com/2013/02/13/meet_the_quarterback_of_the_new_anti_drug_movement/|title=Meet the quarterback of the new anti-drug movement|date=2013-02-13|work=Salon|access-date=2018-08-18|last=Seitz-Wald|first=Alex}}] and [[NBC News]] called him a "prodigy of drug politics".[{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/treatment-or-jail-patrick-kennedy-wages-fierce-anti-pot-crusade-n22256|title=Treatment or Jail: Patrick Kennedy Wages Fierce Anti-Pot Crusade|date=2014-02-17|website=NBC News|access-date=March 4, 2019}}] ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called him one of marijuana legalization's biggest enemies.[{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/legalizations-biggest-enemies-20130117 |title=Legalization's Biggest Enemies | Politics News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2013-01-17 |access-date=2014-06-09|last=Gwynne|first=Kristen}}]. SAM has been characterized as a continuation of prohibition advocacy that serves pharmaceutical and law enforcement interests. |
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With [[Patrick J. Kennedy]], Sabet co-founded [[Smart Approaches to Marijuana]] in Denver in January 2013, which has emerged as the leading opponent of marijuana legalization in the United States.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-marijuana-science/u-s-foes-of-legal-pot-focus-on-risks-to-the-brain-idUSBRE90M1CH20130123|title=U.S. foes of legal pot focus on risks to the brain|last=Dobuzinskis|first=Alex|work=Reuters|access-date=2018-08-18}}] Upon founding SAM, ''[[Salon.com|Salon]]'' called Sabet "the quarterback of the new anti-drug movement"[{{Cite news|url=https://www.salon.com/2013/02/13/meet_the_quarterback_of_the_new_anti_drug_movement/|title=Meet the quarterback of the new anti-drug movement|date=2013-02-13|work=Salon|access-date=2018-08-18|last=Seitz-Wald|first=Alex}}] and [[NBC News]] called him a "prodigy of drug politics".[{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/legal-pot/treatment-or-jail-patrick-kennedy-wages-fierce-anti-pot-crusade-n22256|title=Treatment or Jail: Patrick Kennedy Wages Fierce Anti-Pot Crusade|date=2014-02-17|website=NBC News|access-date=March 4, 2019}}] ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called him one of marijuana legalization's biggest enemies.[{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/legalizations-biggest-enemies-20130117 |title=Legalization's Biggest Enemies | Politics News |publisher=Rolling Stone |date=2013-01-17 |access-date=2014-06-09|last=Gwynne|first=Kristen}}]. SAM has been characterized as a continuation of prohibition advocacy that serves pharmaceutical and law enforcement interests. |
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