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2014 Symposium: Drug Policy

 

Drug Policy Poster

February 11-12, 2014

Wasserstein Hall, Room 1015

Harvard Law School

Cambridge, MA

The Journal on Legislation hosted its annual Symposium, “Drug Policy: Reality and Reform,” featuring two panels engaging in debate about this important topic.

The first panel discussion, held on Tuesday, February 11th at 12 noon in WCC 1015, focused on the relationship between drug policies and mass incarceration. The speakers on the first panel were:

  • Barbara Dougan, Massachusetts Project Director at Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM)
  • Nancy Gertner, Professor of Practice at Harvard Law School
  • Mark Osler, Professor of Law at University of St. Thomas Law School
  • John Pfaff, Associate Professor of Law at Fordham Law School

The second panel discussion, held on Wednesday, February 12th at 12 noon in WCC 1015, focused on the possibility of ending marijuana prohibition. The speakers on the second panel were:

  • Senator John Keenan, Massachusetts State Senator for the Norfolk and Plymouth district
  • Ethan Nadelmann, Founder and Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance
  • Charles “Cully” Stimson, Senior Legal Fellow at the Heritage Foundation

We also showed “The House I Live in” on February 11th at 5 p.m. in WCC 2009.

Volume 56, Number 2

Policy Essays

Revitalizing Intelligence: The History and Future of HPSCI, the IAA, and Congressional Oversight
U.S. Rep. Mike Quigley
341

Articles

The Impact of Data Mining on Information Disclosure by Regulatory Agencies: With an Application to Redlining
W.C. Bunting
355
Equitable Health Savings Accounts: Bridging the Left-Right Divide
Samuel Estreicher & Clinton G. Wallace
395
Lenity and the Constitution: Could Congress Abrogate the Rule of Lenity?
Julian R. Murphy
423

Note

Boundaries of the Federal Vacancies Reform Act
Ben Miller-Gootnick
459

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