Friday, September 25, 2:45 – 4:15pm

Critics of marijuana law reform allege that liberalizing cannabis laws will inevitably lead to an explosion in marijuana use.  Yet, according to the World Health Organization, the United States presently enjoys the world’s highest levels of marijuana use despite enforcing some of the world’s most stringent anti-pot laws.  A panel of experts compare and contrast the use of cannabis across the globe and try to make sense of it all.

Moderator: Mitch Earleywine, Ph.D, State University of New York/Albany

• Paul Armentano, Deputy Director, NORML
• Robert MacCoun, Ph.D, University of California/Berkeley
• Craig Reinarman, Ph.D, University of California/Santa Cruz