Drugs: A Balance to a Century of Their Prohibition

Submitted by David Borden on Sat, 02/11/2012 - 5:39pm

Mexico City, February 8^th 2012

INVITATION

MÃ©xico Unido Contra la Delincuenciais pleased to invite you to the International Forum “Drugs: A Balance to a Century of Their Prohibition”,to be held on February 14^th, 15^th and 16^th at the National Museum of Anthropology, at the Auditorium Jaime Torres Bodet, in Mexico City. The Museum is located in Paseo de la Reforma and Gandhi Road s / n, Col. Polanco Chapultepec, Miguel Hidalgo, CP 11560, Mexico City, Mexico. The inauguration of the forum will be on Tuesday February 14^th at 9:00 am.

We will have the presence of distinguished national and international experts, among which we highlight:

CÃ©sar Gaviria: Former Colombian President, Member of the Global Commission on Drug Policy.
Jorge CastaÃ±eda: Former Secretary of Foreign Affairs.
Arturo Valenzuela: Professor of Government and Director, Center for Latin American Studies at Georgetown University.
Fernando Henrique Cardoso: Former President of Brazil, President of the Global Commission on Drug Policy.
Ethan Nadelmann, founder and Executive Director of the Drug Policy Alliance
Alejandro Madrazo: Professor and researcher at the Center for Economic Research and Teaching (CIDE)
Jack Cole: Part of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)
Jorge HernÃ¡ndez Tinajero: A President of Collective for Integrated Drug Policy (CUPIHD)
Luis Astorga: Coordinator of the UNESCO Chair "Economic and Social Transformations connected with the international drug problem."
Mark Kleinman: U.S. Professor of the School of Public Affairs, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)
Maria Elena Medina Mora: Director General, National Institute of Psychiatry "RamÃ³n de la Fuente MuÃ±iz"
Mike Trace: Executive Director of Rehabilitation for Addicted Prisoners Trust (RAPT

Please RSVP with Karla Higuera 5246-0100 ext. 376 ([email protected]) or Daniel Soto ext. 249 ([email protected])

Day 1: 14 of february

9:00AM – 9:30AM	Conference HÃ©ctor Aguilar CamÃn: "Drugs: a balance after 100 years of prohibition."
9:45AM – 10:45AM	Conference George Will: "The failure of prohibition: chapter 2."
11:00AM – 1:15PM	Are there any alternatives? Ethan Nadelmann, Jorge HernÃ¡ndez and Donald McPherson Moderator: Andres Lajous
1:30PM – 2:45PM	Lunch: Restaurant Meridien
3:00PM – 5:00PM	Security Panel #1: Are drugs equal to violence? Strenghthening the institutions and reducing violence. Eduardo Guerrero, Mark Kleiman, Alejandro Hope and Luis Astorga; moderator Andres Lajous
5:15PM – 6:30PM	Panel: "¿Status Quo or Alternative strategis? An outlook":Jorge CastaÃ±eda

Day 2: 15 of february

9:00AM – 11:15AM	Security Panel #2: "The war on drugs: a judge`s experience:" James P.Gray "The war on drugs: a change in paradigm": Sergio Ferragut, Antonio Mazzitelli and James Gierach; moderator James P. Gray
11:30AM – 1:30PM	Health Panel #1: "Vision of a public health problem":Alex Wodak, Ernest Drucker and Larry Campbell; moderator AndrÃ©s Lajous
1:45PM – 2:45PM	Lunch: Restaurant Meridien
3:00PM – 5:00PM	"Public policy: a state vision": Video: President Cardoso/ Live panel: CÃ©sar Gaviria, Ruth Dreifuss and Mike Trace
5:15PM – 7:00PM	Health Panel #2: "International experiences emphazising a public health approach": Nuno Capaz (Portugal), Peter Blanken (Holanda)

Day 3: 16 of february

9:00AM – 9:45AM	"Economic drivers of the problem and possible solutions"
10:00AM – 11:00AM	"Violence and public force. A turning point: the future of police forces": Ernesto LÃ³pez Portillo, Jack Cole and Walter McKay (LEAP); moderator AndrÃ©s Lajous
11:15PM – 12:15PM	"The Mexican experience in public health": MarÃa Elena Medina Mora and Juan Ramon de la Fuente
12:30PM – 1:30PM	"A vision from the Mexican government."
1:30PM – 2:15PM	Conclusions and proposals: Alejandro Madrazo, Ernesto LÃ³pez Portillo and Jorge CastaÃ±eda

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Location

Mexico City, DIF
Mexico

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