Wed. Jan, 23: National Drug Policy Leader Ethan Nadelmann, OK Senator Constance Johnson and others speak about the War on Drugs and mass incarceration.

This event (see agenda below these statements) comes at a perfect time. The media has been buzzing with drug policy reform ever since the general election, and now President Obama is talking about marijuana law! A recent Sooner Poll found strong support for marijuana reform here in Oklahoma! Now the national media and national drug policy reform leaders are turning their attention toward our horrible drug policies. This meeting is only the beginning as we build up to an Oklahoma Senate Appropriations Committee meeting on medical marijuana and citizen lobbying day Feb. 12 . Rep. Cory Williams has legislation ( would make second time marijuana possession a misdemeanor! Senator Constance Johnson has medical marijuana legislation in committee Drug Policy Reform Supporters,This event (see agenda below these statements) comes at a perfect time. The media has been buzzing with drug policy reform ever since the general election, and now President Obama is talking about marijuana law! A recent Sooner Poll found strong support for marijuana reform here in Oklahoma! Now the national media and national drug policy reform leaders are turning their attention toward our horrible drug policies. This meeting is only the beginning as we build up to an Oklahoma Senate Appropriations Committee meeting on medical marijuana and citizen lobbying day Feb. 12 . Rep. Cory Williams has legislation ( HB1835 ) in the Oklahoma House of Rep. Public Safety Committee. HB1835 Senator Constance Johnson has medical marijuana legislation in committee ( SB902 ).

Please participate in as many of these events as possible.

Please contact your state representative and senator and ask them to support these marijuana bills and drug policy reform.

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Peace 2 ya,

Jeff Pickens She has also introduced Senate Bill 2116 to legalize marijuana for those 21 years or older!Please participate in as many of these events as possible.Please contact your state representative and senator and ask them to support these marijuana bills and drug policy reform.To find who your legislators are click here. Peace 2 ya,Jeff Pickens



The agenda: The War on Drugs and Mass Incarceration: Myths and Realities Panel Discussions:

- The War on Drugs Roundtable with Ethan Nadelmann, Frontier Room, OMU 1:30

- Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance (DPA)

- Neil Franklin, Executive Director, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP)

- Sen. Connie Johnson, Oklahoma State Senate, District 48

- Judge Kenneth Watson, Oklahoma County District Judge

- Dr. Susan Sharp, Presidential Professor, Department of Sociology

- Justin Jones, Former Director, Department of Corrections

- Moderator: Gwendolyn Fields, Activist-in-Residence, The OU Center for Social Justice

- Moms Fight Back, Frontier Room OMU 3:30

- Diane Goldstein, Moms and Cops Initiative Leader, LEAP

- Gretchen Burns Bergman, Executive Director and Co-Founder, A New PATH/Lead Organizer of Moms United to End the War on Drugs

- Sen. Connie Johnson, Okahoma State Senate, District 48

Art Exhibition

- Collection of Photographs by Sarah Warmker, Heritage Room, OMU 1:30 - 5:00

Meet and Greet:

- Light Appetizers and cash bar, The University Club, OMU 5:00

Film Screening and Discussion:

- "The House I live In", Gaylord Auditorium 6:30

- Discussion to follow featuring:

- Ethan Nadelmann, Executive Director, DPA

- Senator Constance Johnson, Oklahoma State Senate, District 48

- Dr. Susan Sharp, Presidential Professor, Department of Sociology

- Gwendolyn Fields, Activst-in-Residence, The OU Center for Social Justice

When Thu Jan 23, 2014 1:30pm – 8pm Central Time

