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The
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
Presents A Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Law Reform: Beyond Prohibition: Legal Cannabis in Canada It is far past
time
that cannabis be removed from the Criminal Code and thata workable
system of regulation replace Canada’s current social policy of
prohibition. Numerous studies and government commissions have
concluded that prohibition is a failed social policy that does more
harm than good. This conference, however, will not focus on the harms
of prohibition. Instead, participants from a wide variety of fields
will demonstrate the ramifications of a legal cannabis environment.
AGENDA 8:00 - 8:30 Registration and Coffee Service 8:30 - 8:45 Welcome John Russell President, British Columbia Civil Liberties Association 8:45 - 9:00 Introductory Remarks Hon. Larry Campbell Mayor of Vancouver Resources 9:00 - 9:30 Freeing Research Phillipe Lucas Vancouver Island Compassion Society 9:30 - 10:00 Post-prohibition Economics Jeffrey Miron Professor of Economics, Boston University 10:00 - 10:30 Police Resources Walter McKay Law Enforcement Against Prohibition 10:30 - 10:45 Dialogue Session 10:45 - 11:00 Coffee Health 11:00 - 11:30 Public Health Approaches Dr. Brian Emerson Consultant, BC Ministry of Health Services 11:30 - 12:00 California Medical Models Dr. Todd Mikuriya, MD. Berkeley psychiatrist 12:00 - 12:30 A Roadmap to Compassion Hilary Black/Rielle Capler BC Compassion Club Society 12:30 - 12:45 Dialogue Session 12:45 - 2:00 Lunch Regulation 2:00 - 2:30 Irrelevance of Public Policy Peter Cohen Professor, University of Amsterdam Centre for Drug Policy 2:30 - 3:00 Legal, Organic and Safe Eric Nash/Wendy Little Island Harvest Certified Organic Cannabis 3:00 - 3:30 International Obligations Keith Stroup Executive Director, NORML 3:30 - 4:00 Regulatory Options Eugene Oscapella Canadian Foundation for Drug Policy 4:00 - 4:15 Dialogue Session 4:15 - 5:00 General Discussion 5:00 - 5:30 Keynote Address Hon. Pierre Claude Nolin Senate of Canada Discussion Topics Include:
Date of Conference: Saturday, May 8, 2004 Location: The Wosk Centre for Dialogue, Vancouver BC |
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