Nationwide, the public is divided about whether to legalize marijuana. Legalize It is a debate featuring two men at the forefront of the drug legalization discussion: Aaron Houston and Dr. Kevin Sabet on Wednesday, September 17, 2014, at 7 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Auditorium. This event is free and open to the public.
Aaron Houston, co-founder of Marijuana Majority, is a nationally recognized expert on drug policy and marijuana law. He serves as a strategist for Ghost Group, a private equity company that owns marijuana-related technology companies. From 2005 to 2010, he served as the only full-time marijuana legalization lobbyist on Capitol Hill.
Dr. Kevin Sabet is a former three-time White House drug policy advisor and the Director of Smart Approaches to Marijuana. He is also the Director of the Drug Policy Institute and an Assistant Professor in the College of Medicine at the University of Florida. He is the author of Reefer Sanity: Seven Great Myths About Marijuana.
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This presentation is part of the Arts and Lecture series. For more information, contact the Office of Campus Life at 610-396-6076.
