The Controlled
Substances Act
at 50 Years
February 20-22, 2020
Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Phoenix, Arizona
Agenda
Thursday, February 20
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Workshop on Improving the Prosecutorial Function (closed session) 2:00pm - 5:00pm
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Opening Reception, Keynote, and Response 5:30pm - 7:30pm
Introduction: Academy for Justice and Drug Enforcement and Policy Center
Keynote Speaker: Keith Humphreys, Stanford University, Esther Ting Memorial Professor - "Federal Policy and the Dual Nature of Drugs"
Response to Keynote: Peter Reuter, University of Maryland, Professor of Public Policy and Criminology - "Do Drug Problems have more influence on Drug Policy than vice versa?"
Friday, February 21
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Breakfast/Registration 8:00am - 8:45am
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History of the Controlled Substances Act 8:45am - 10:00am
Location: Rm 644
Doug Berman - Moderator
William Vodra
Richard Bonnie
Matthew Pembleton
Dr. John Molina
Deborah Small -
Networking/Break 10:00am - 10:30am
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Public Health Responses Adopted by Police and Prosecutors 10:30am - 11:45am
Location: Rm 644
Alex Kreit - Moderator
Kelly Dineen
Aila Hoss
Daniel Satterberg
Neill Franklin
James Hodge
Carmen Best
Jerry Clayton -
Break 11:45am - 12:00pm
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Lunch Plenary: Criminal Justice and Drug Offenses in 2020
with Miriam Krinsky, Fair & Just Prosecution, and Prosecutors 12:00pm - 1:30pmLocation: Great Hall
Miriam Krinsky - Moderator
Allister Adel
Parisa Tafti
Andrea Harrington
Wesley Bell -
Strategies for Addressing Substance Use in Prisons & Reentry 1:45pm - 3:00pm
Location: Great Hall
Valena Beety - Moderator
Jennifer Oliva
Jeffrey Singer
Leo Beletsky
Betsy Jividen
Richard Van Wickler
Annie Ramniceanu -
Networking/Break 3:00pm - 3:30pm
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Town Hall - Marijuana in 2020: Legalization and Regulation 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: Great Hall
Beau Kilmer
Ethan Nadelmann
Cat Packer -
Closing Reception 4:30pm - 6:00pm
Saturday, February 22
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Breakfast/Registration 8:00am - 8:30am
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Panel 1A: Controlled Substances Surveillance and Agency Control 8:30am - 10:00am
Location: Rm 544
Anne Boustead – Presenter
Lauren M. Ouziel – Presenter
Zachary Bolitho - Reviewer
Shima Baughman - Reviewer -
Panel 2A: Marijuana Reform 8:30am - 10:00am
Location: Rm 644
Oliver Kim – Presenter
Melanie Reid – Presenter
Paul Larkin – Presenter
Patricia Zettler – Reviewer
Daniel Rodriguez – Reviewer
Alex Kreit - Reviewer
David Kramer - Additional Responder -
Break 10:00am - 10:15am
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Panel 1B: The CSA, Gun Control, and Immigration 10:15am - 11:45am
Location: Rm 544
Drury Stevenson - Presenter
Michael Vastine – Presenter
Jesenia Pizarro-Terrill – Reviewer
Valena Beety - Reviewer -
Panel 2B: Drug Policy Empirical Research and Sentencing Reform 10:15am - 11:45am
Location: Rm 644
Stephanie Holmes Didwania – Presenter
Erica Zunkel – Presenter
Jelani Jefferson Exum – Reviewer
Jonathan Wroblewski - Reviewer -
Women of Color Leading Cannabis Reform (closed session) 8:30am-11:45am
Location: Rm 555
Toi Hutchinson, Director of Cannabis Programs, State of Illinois
Wanda James, CEO, Simply Pure Dispensary
Roz McCarthy, Founder, Minorities for Medical Marijuana
Shanita Penny, CEO, Budding Solutions (former President, Minority Cannabis Business Association)
Maritza Perez, National Affairs Director, Drug Policy Alliance
Marisa Rodriguez, Director, San Francisco Office of Cannabis
Cat Packer, Executive Director, Los Angeles Department of Cannabis Regulation