Please join us at this important event. Here is the schedule:

9:00am: Welcome

9:10-9:40am: History & Background of Current U.S. Drug Policy - Dean Susan Pease

9:45-10:30am: Keynote Address: "The Failed Drug Policy" - Ethan Nadelmann, Drug Policy Alliance

10:30-11:15am: Prof. Tim Black, University of Hartford

11:15-11:30am: Break

11:30-1:00pm: "Viable Policy Approaches" - Panel Discussion (Stan Simpson, Moderator); Harm Reduction - Alan Clear, Harm Reduction Coalition; Legalization or Decriminalization - Jack Cole, LEAP; International Experience with Other Models (Europe & Canada) - Dr. Craig Reinarman, University of California, Santa Cruz

1:00-2:00pm: Lunch w/ Student Debate

2:00-3:30pm: "Challenges & Possibilities for Implementing a New Drug Policy for the 21st Century" - Panel Discussion (Ned Lamont, Moderator); Disparity Resulting from the War on Drugs - Ryan King, The Sentencing Project; Green Party Plan - Clifford Thornton, Efficacy; A Better Way - Lorenzo Jones; Experiences with Medical Marijuana Legislation Efforts - (Rep. Bacchiochi); Drug Policy Reform at the Local Level - Dr. Bob Painter

3:30-4:30pm: Discussion Groups