A Kennedy Wants To Be The Next ‘Drug Czar’—And He’s Already Drawing Fire Patrick Kennedy is the cofounder of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (SAM), a well-known adversary of cannabis reform. A quick read of his bio reveals that Ted’s youngest boy, Patrick Kennedy, might be a good choice for a leading role in developing drug policy that a new administration needs. But there’s a piece of that policy that looks to be especially problematic for Kennedy — the piece dealing with cannabis. It’s this part of drug policy that has all sorts of trap doors that the new administration doesn’t want to fall into. It regards the workings of an entirely new cash crop industry making billions of dollars growing and selling what is still an illegal drug.