8/11/2019 2014 Project SAM Summit Agenda on Defeating Oregon and
Alaska With SAM Affiliates
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PROGRAM AGENDA
SATURDAY, JULY 19
SAM Summit Reception7 pm Reception and Socializing7:30 pm
Patrick J. Kennedy, Kevin A. Sabet and other dignitaries kick off
SAM Summit9 pm Reception Concludes
SUNDAY, JULY 20
SAM SummitProgram9 am Welcome by Patrick J. Kennedy9:20 am
Discussion of Day's Goals - Why This Isn't Your Typical
Conference
John Redman, Senior Advisor to SAM and Executive Director,
CADFY
9:40 am National Snapshot and Opening PlenaryKevin A. Sabet,
SAM- What are our messages in 2014?- Where are we with Alaska and
Oregon, and beyond?- What are the 3 key issues you need to know
this year?- What should every affiliate be doing in 2014?- Show
News Clip
10:20 am What You Can Learn from this Media Clip10:30 am
Colorado Update
Ben Cort, CeDAR, SAM; Chris Thurston, SAM and Bob Doyle, SAM
Colorado- Overall picture in Colorado and how you can use this in
your community (Cort)- The Industry Tactics and what Colorado SAM
is doing to push back (Doyle)- Cutting edge, new research findings
you can use in your community (Thurstone)
11:15 am Washington State UpdateDerek Franklin, SAM Washington-
What is the status of legalization in Washington and what lessons
can be brought to
your community?
11:30 am How You Can Put a Group Together to Counter Marijuana
Ballotand Legislative MeasuresReps from Oregon, Alaska, SAM
Affiliates and Board
Noon Florida UpdateSheriff Eslinger and Amy Ronshausen, DFAF-
What are the four messages used in FLs fight and why are they
important to you? - Why did FL decide to have a grassroots campaign
in addition to a ballot committee and how can
you apply those lessons in your community?
1 pm Sit Down Lunch and Address by David Frum2 pm Marijuana +
Communities of Color
Judge Arthur L. Burnett, Sr., National African American Drug
Policy Coalition
2:30 pm Marijuana + Medical ProfessionalsDr. Stuart Gitlow,
President, ASAM, Board of SAM- How can you get medical
professionals on board and how can you benefit from the plethora
ofposition papers by the medical community?
3 pm Break into Geographic Areas to Draft Plan of Action4:15 pm
Final AddressCall to Action!4:30 pm Summit Concludes
