Canada is the first G7 country committed to ending cannabis prohibition, announcing at the United Nations that legislation will be introduced in the spring of 2017 to legally regulate access to cannabis. Join us with guests from the UK, the US, Jamaica, Mexico, and the Netherlands to explore cannabis policy reform around the world and the challenges posed by international drug treaties for countries wishing to regulate cannabis.
Doors open: 6:30 PM
Program: 7:00PM – 9:00 PM
Alex Trebek Alumni Hall
Room: Johnson Hall 116
157 Séraphin-Marion
University of Ottawa
Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5
Speakers:
Damon Barrett
International Centre on Human Rights and Drug Policy, University of Essex
David Bewley-Taylor
Global Drug Policy Observatory, Swansea University
Tom Blickman
Transnational Institute
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Kathy-Ann Brown
Deputy Solicitor General & Director
International Affairs, Government of Jamaica
Lisa Sanchez
Mexico United Against Crime
Transform Drug Policy Foundation
John Walsh
Washington Office on Latin America
Hosted by
Donald MacPherson
Canadian Drug Policy Coalition
Richard Elliot
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
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