The National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre and the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research are pleased to present:
Professor Mark Kleiman
“Implementing changes in US Cannabis Policy: the pragmatics and the pitfalls”
Response by Professor Wayne Hall
Friday 14th November
2pm – 4pm
Location:
NDARC
22-32 King St, Randwick
Upon arrival, please sign in at NDARC reception in Building R3
This seminar is free of charge but seating is limited, so please RSVP to:
Jemma Sale j.sale@unsw.edu.au
Bios:
Professor Mark A.R Kleiman
Mark A.R Kleiman is Professor of Public Policy in the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Luskin School of Public Affairs. His current focus is on the dynamics of deterrent threats, and on the prospect of reducing crime and incarceration by substituting swiftness and predictability for severity in the criminal justice system generally and in community-corrections institutions specifically. Dr Kleiman edits the Journal of Drug Policy Analysis and is the author of several books on cannabis and drugs policy including When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment, listed by The Economist as one of the "Books of the Year" for 2009. In addition to his academic work, Dr Kleiman provides advice to local, state, and national governments on crime control and drug policy.
Professor Wayne Hall
Professor Wayne Hall is the Inaugural Director of the Centre for Youth Substance Abuse Research at the University of Queensland. He also has visiting Professorial appointments at the University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research, the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, UNSW, the National Addiction Centre, Kings College London and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
His research contributions in the fields of addiction and mental health have had national and international policy impacts. He has provided authoritative syntheses of diverse research evidence on the health effects of cannabis, the treatment of opioid dependence, and harm related to illicit drug use and the epidemiology of mental disorders in Australia.
He is a Member of the WHO Expert Advisory Panel on Drug Dependence and Alcohol Problems.
