Videos from the 2012 forum on Drug Policy:
Panel One: Harm Reduction in State and International Perspective: drug user organizing, attitudes toward treatment and patient-provider dynamicsThis interactive panel explores drug user organizing, attitudes towards treatment and patient-provider dynamics in the US and China, and will discuss the implications for Illinois
Moderator: Kathie Kane-Willis, Director, Illinois Consortium on Drug Policy
Panelists:
Stephanie Wood, University of Northern Colorado, Harm Reduction Action Center, Denver CO.
Mei Wen, Department of Health Science, Western Illinois University
Ed Stellon, Senior Director, Systems Integration, Heartland Health Outreach
Panel Two:
States’ Efforts to Legalize Marijuana for Non-medical Use: lessons learned, and the implications for Illinois
This interactive panel looked at a number of state initiatives to legalize marijuana, issues with federal guidelines and how Illinois’ marijuana policies might look in the future.
Moderator: Mick Dumke, The Chicago Reader
Panelists:
Anna Kasunic, Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University
Michael Lee, Heinz School of Public Policy and Management, Carnegie Mellon University
Rev. Al Sharp, Executive Director, Protestants for the Common Good
Ali Nagib, Assistant Director, Illinois NORML.