Governor
Johnson
to
Participate
in
New
Mexico
Drug
Policy
Forums,
November
2nd
and
16th
10/29/99
Governor Gary E. Johnson has accepted an invitation to participate in the first of many forums in New Mexico on the issue of the nation's drug policy. "I have called for a dialogue on our nation's drug policy in order to find a solution to the drug problem facing our country and state and I am pleased to be participating in the first ones to be scheduled in New Mexico," Governor Johnson said. The New Mexico Drug Policy Foundation, an educational foundation, is sponsoring two forums in November in New Mexico. The first forum is entitled: "The Drug War: Who is Winning?" and is scheduled for November 2, 1999. The topic of the second forum, scheduled for November 16, 1999, is "Drug Legalization: A Bold Alternative to the Drug War." "My mantra is just say know. K-N-O-W," Governor Johnson said. "I welcome any and all discussion on our nation's drug policy and I believe these first two forums should give New Mexicans a lot of good information and a lot to think about. My objective is to find a real solution that will actually reduce drug abuse in our country." The forums, which will featured Ethan Nadelmann, Director of the Lindesmith Center, and Kevin Zeese, President of Common Sense for Drug Policy, among others, are free and open to the public. Governor Johnson will be a featured speaker at both of the forums. Governor Johnson encourages everyone who is interested in knowing more about the war on drugs in New Mexico and in the United States to attend the forums. "I believe all of us in New Mexico are affected by the war on drugs in one way or another. From the taxes we pay for the war, to the information our children receive, to the crime in the streets which results from the failures of the war on drugs," Johnson said. "I believe these forums will give New Mexicans more of the information they need to understand this war, how it is affecting all of our lives and what the solution could be." "At the upcoming forums, like at every opportunity I have, I will tell the public that drugs are a bad choice and don't do drugs," Governor Johnson said. FORUM SCHEDULE: Tuesday, November 2, 1999, 7:00-9:30pm, "The Drug War: Who is Winning?", Crown Plaza Pyramid Hotel, Albuquerque, 5151 San Francisco NE. Tuesday, November 16, 1999, 7:00-9:30pm, "Drug Legalization: A Bold Alternative to the Drug War," Radisson Inn, Albuquerque, I-40 at Carlisle. For info, contact the New Mexico Drug Policy Foundation, P.O. Box 6994, Albuquerque, NM 87197, (505) 344 1932, fax: (505) 344-6716, http://www.newmexicodrugpolicy.org.
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