Marijuana: It’s Time for a Conversation

Sponsored by the American Civil Liberties Union and featuring noted travel writer and television host Rick Steves, “Marijuana: It’s Time for a Conversation” begins a long-overdue public discussion about marijuana and marijuana prohibition.

Bios:
Richard J. Bonnie, L.L.B. is Harrison Foundation Professor of Medicine and Law at the University of Virginia School of Law and Director of the University of Virginia Institute of Law, Psychiatry and Public Policy. In 2007, he received the University of Virginia’s highest honor, the Thomas Jefferson Award.

Jack A. Cole, M.P.P. is Executive Director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, an organization of current and former law enforcement officers. He retired as a Detective Lieutenant after a 26-year career with the New Jersey State Police.

Lyle E. Craker, Ph.D. is Professor of Plant, Soil & Insect Sciences at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Ryan King, M.A., M.S. is Senior Policy Analyst at The Sentencing Project, a Washington, D.C. research center focusing on the impact of the American criminal justice system upon individuals, families and the community at large.

John P. Morgan, M.D. (1940-2008) was Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology at the City University of New York Medical School.

Peter Reuter, Ph.D. is Professor at the School of Public Policy and the Department of Criminology at the University of Maryland. He is also the Director of the Program on the Economics of Crime and Justice Policy. He founded and directed RAND Corporation’s Drug Policy Research Center from 1989 to 1993.

Eric E. Sterling, J.D. has been President of the Criminal Justice Policy Foundation since 1989. He was Counsel to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on the Judiciary from 1979 to 1989.

Sanho Tree is a Fellow and the Director of the Drug Policy Project at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C.
Studio Panel

Rick Steves is the host, writer and producer of a popular television series and a radio show on travel in Europe, and has authored more than 30 best-selling travel books. He appears frequently on television, radio, and the Internet as an expert on travel in Europe.

Alison Chinn Holcomb, J.D. is Drug Policy Director at the ACLU of Washington and previously was in private practice litigating criminal and civil cases in state and federal courts.

Judge David A. Nichols, Ret. was a Washington State Superior Court Judge for 20 years. Prior to his election as judge, his law practice focused on civil litigation.

Deborah Small, J.D. is Founder and Executive Director of Break the Chains, an organization that seeks to build a national movement within communities of color against punitive drug policies.

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