Monthly Archives: April 2015

Pot and Slots at the State House – Part II

This coming Monday, April 27th, there will be an onslaught of bills around marijuana and gambling.  Specifically, the Committee on Health and Human Services will see a full day of bills, many of which would further loosen Maine’s medical marijuana laws.  Meanwhile, over at the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs, there is a full […]

Pot and Slots at the State House – Part I

This coming Monday, April 27th, there will be an onslaught of bills around marijuana and gambling.  Specifically, the Committee on Health and Human Services will see a full day of bills, many of which would further loosen Maine’s medical marijuana laws.  Meanwhile, over at the Committee on Veterans and Legal Affairs, there is a full […]

Spring Cleaning: Don’t Forget The Medicine Cabinet

Wow, this was one heck of a winter, eh?  Well it is finally behind us.  That means it’s time to put on our work gloves, get out the brooms and get to some spring cleaning.  But, while we’re taking care of cobwebs in the kitchen and rounding up the junk in the garage, we should […]

Big Tobacco 2.0

Hello and welcome to the first proper blog entry on Smart Approaches to Public Health.  It is a happy coincidence that the unveiling and launch of this blog was on the same day as another important unveiling. Today, Project SAM (Smart Approaches to Marijuana) released a video entitled “Big Tobacco 2.0”  The video draws parallels […]

Welcome to Smart Approaches to Public Health

Scott Gagnon

My goal with this blog will be to provide a perspective on Maine public health policy that is grounded in science.