Marijuana Policy Today: Where do We Go from Here?
55 Lexington Avenue (Entrance on East 25th Street)
New York,
NY
10010
- Controlled Substances
New York’s marijuana possession law remains broken as tens of thousands of mostly Black and Latino youth are arrested for marijuana possession each year. Given this changing landscape, we will discuss what's happening with marijuana reform policy in New York, and get perspectives on what should happen next.
Please RSVP here to attend this event.
Speakers Will Include:
Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance
Julie Holland, M.D., Psychiatrist & Author
Lt. Joanne Naughton, NYPD (Ret.), Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
Alfredo Carrasquillo, VOCAL-NY
Event is free and open to the public.
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