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Agenda
2004 NORML Conference and Congressional Lobby Day
We’re Here. We Smoke.
We Vote.
April 22-24, 2004
The Hamilton Crowne Plaza Hotel
Washington, DC
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Wednesday, April 21 |
| 6:00 - 9:00pm |
Early Conference Registration and Happy Hour |
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Thursday, April 22
Congressional Lobby Day |
| 8:00-9:00am |
Conference Registration |
| 9:00-10:30am |
Lobbyist Training from the Pros |
| 10:30-5:00pm |
Lobby on Capitol Hill |
| 5:00-7:00pm |
Citizen Lobbyists Regroup, Report and Debrief |
| 7:30–10:30pm |
Benefit showing of Ron Mann’s latest documentary, Go Further, starring Woody Harrelson and friends. ($25 per person) |
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Friday, April 23
Second Day of the Conference |
| 8:00-9:00am |
Conference Registration |
| 9:00-9:20am |
Welcome - Stephen Dillon, Esq. Chair, NORML Board of Directors |
| 9:20-9:40am |
State of the Organization/State of the Movement
Keith Stroup, Esq. NORML Executive Director |
| 9:40-11:00am |
“Report on the Congressional Lobby Day”
Chair: Keith Stroup, NORML |
| Panelists: Steve Fox, Marijuana Policy Project; Kris Krane, NORML; Bill Piper, Drug Policy Alliance; Ross Wilson, Students for Sensible Drug Policy; Caren Woodson, Drug Policy Alliance |
| 11:00-11:15am |
Break |
| 11:15-1:00pm |
“The Year Ahead: Think Globally; Act Locally”
Chair: Dominic Holden, Sensible Seattle Coalition; WA NORML |
| Panelists: Leland Beatty, Alaskans for Rights and Revenue; Tim Beck, Detroit Coalition for Compassionate Care; Leland Berger, Esq., Oregon Voter Power; Ricky Bradford, Tallahasseans for Practical law Enforcement; Steve Epstein, Esq. MassCann/NORML; Dale Gieringer, Ph.D., CA NORML; Rob Kampia, Marijuana Policy Project (MPP); Clare Lewis, Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance. |
| 1:00-1:45pm |
Lunch Break (lunch on your own) |
| 1:45-2:15pm |
“Government Assaults on Safety-Oriented Parents of Teenagers”
Marsha Rosenbaum, Ph.D. Drug Policy Alliance |
| 2:15-3:45pm |
“Patients’ Panel: The Struggle Continues”
Chair: Angel McClary Raich, plaintiff, Raich et al. V. Ashcroft |
| Panelists: Beckie Nikkel, California MS patient; Doug McVay, Drug War Facts, cancer survivor; Irv Rosenfeld, federally approved for medical use; Erin Hildebrandt, Parents Ending Prohibition. |
| 3:45-4:00pm |
Break |
| 4:00-5:15pm |
“Don’t Become Another Statistic: How Not To Get Busted”
Chair: Norman Elliot Kent, Esq., NORML Board of Directors |
| Panelists: Debbie Goldsberry, Cannabis Action Network; Steve Silverman, Flex Your Rights |
| 5:15-6:15pm |
High Times 30th Anniversary Panel: Changes at High Times and the Launch of High Times’ Grow America
Chair: Steve Bloom, editor-in-chief, HT Grow America |
| Panelists: Richard Stratton, publisher, High Times; John Buffalo Mailer, executive editor, High Times; Annie Nocenti, editor-at-large, High Times |
| 7:00-10:00pm |
NORML/High Times Reception
Light food and drinks; marijuana memorabilia and artwork benefit auction; annual NORML awards presentation |
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Saturday, April 24
Third Day of Conference |
| 9:00-10:00am |
Registration Desk Open |
| 10:00-11:30am |
“Where Do We Go From Here: Strategy for the Next Five Years”
Chair: Ethan Nadelmann, Ph.D., Drug Policy Alliance |
| Panelists: Ann Druyan, Cosmos Studios, Inc., NORML Board of Directors; Phil Harvey, DKT Liberty Project, author, Government Creep: What the Government Is Doing That You Don’t Know About; Christopher Mulligan, NORML Board of Directors; Clifford W. Thornton, Efficacy, NORML Board of Directors |
| 11:30-1:00pm |
Lunch and Video Presentation
Guest Speaker: Eric Schlosser, regular contributor to Atlantic Monthly, best selling author (Fast Food Nation and Reefer Madness) “More Reefer Madness” |
| 1:00-1:40pm |
“Constitutional Challenges to the Federal Controlled Substances Act”
Prof. Randy Barnett, Boston U. Law School; counsel, Raich et al. V. Ashcroft; author, Restoring the Lost Constitution; The Presumption of Liberty. |
| 1:40-3:10pm |
“The Federal Assault On Marijuana Smokers”
Chair: Dale Gieringer, Ph.D., CA NORML, NORML Board of Directors |
| Panelists: Paul Armentano, NORML; Valerie Corral, WAMM; Kristopher J. Hammond, Esq., NORML Legal Committee; Bill Panzer, Esq., NORML Legal Committee; Allen St. Pierre, NORML Foundation Executive Director |
| 3:10-3:25pm |
Break |
| 3:25-5:00pm |
“Marijuana and Your Health: What You Need To Know That the Government Won’t Tell You”
Chair: Paul Armentano, NORML |
| Panelists: Philippe Lucas, Vancouver Island Compassionate Society; Melanie Dreher, Ph.D, R.N., FAAN, University of Iowa College of Nursing; Mary Lynn Mathre, RN, Patients Out of Time; John P. Morgan, M.D., CUNY Medical School |
| 5:00-5:30pm |
“Conference Wrap-Up: Silver Bullets and Effective Advocacy”
Allen St. Pierre, NORML Foundation Executive Director |
| 8:00-Mid |
Saturday Night Benefit Party
At the Madam’s Organ club in Adams Morgan; $50 per person. |
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