Sentences with phrase «of drug policy reforms»

Joelle Puccio, a perinatal nurse, breastfeeding advocate, and member of the drug policy reform group People's Harm Reduction Alliance disagrees with Hale.

He is particularly interested in the politics of drug policy reform in Latin America and has conducted fieldwork in and published about cannabis reform in Uruguay.

His research focuses on the politics of drug policy reform in Latin America, specifically efforts to legalize cannabis.

Their Individual Project Fellowships Program has awarded grants to projects that include making the medical profession «more visible and active on behalf of drug policy reform,» and also evaluating how pure and practical research is controlled.

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From supporting projects that I'm passionate about, such as being an advocate for gay rights, to drug policy reform, to using my voice and that of the Virgin Group to shine a spotlight on issues that I believe are unacceptable, such as poaching and the death penalty.

SAN FRANCISCO — Uber CEO Travis Kalanick temporarily surrendered the reins of his $ 70 billion empire Tuesday, launching a new era for the embattled ride - hailing giant as it vows to reform everything from its alcohol and drug policy to its corporate power structure.

A resident physician in preventive medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, Malik is an authority on drug policy reform focused on public health.

Groups like Clergy for a New Drug Policy seek to reform the enforcement laws to get to the root of real problems like addiction and poverty, instead of just locking up millions of people, turning them into felons for life.

Sharp says reforming drug laws and ending the failed policies of the War on Drugs should be a Christian imperative.

Peter Reynolds is the elected leader of CLEAR Cannabis Law Reform which is the largest membership - based drug policy reform group in BrReform which is the largest membership - based drug policy reform group in Brreform group in Britain.

Any substantial increase in the number of states with legal recreational cannabis for adult consumption would represent an important milestone for US drug policy reform.

The seemingly endless series of reports from parliamentary committees and expert organisations calling for reform of Britain's drug policy continued today, after a cross-party group of peers called for a change in the law.

* Adam Corlett is an economics researcher at CentreForum, the liberal think tank, and vice-chair of the Liberal Democrats for Drug Policy Reform.

Prior to this act, drugs policy in the UK was relatively liberal but was reformed under pressure from the US, who pushed for the global criminalisation of drugs.

«Eric Schneiderman has worked to reform our criminal justice system with «smart on crime» policies, like changing the Rockefeller Drug Laws and taking effective steps to stem the flow of illegal guns,» Koch said.

The Mail came out all guns blazing last week in response to the Global Initiative on Drug Policy Reform and the ex-head of MI5, Baroness Manningham - Buller, calling for legal regulation.

He has compiled a record of significant legislative achievements reforming drug policy, police conduct, criminal justice and corrections and school funding.

In the current climate, the main source of funding for studies of hallucinogens are two private philanthropies: the Heffter Research Institute in Santa Fe, which was founded in 1993 by academics and mental health professionals to finance scholarly research, and MAPS (Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies), which has dispensed more than $ 10 million since it was launched in 1986 by Rick Doblin, a drug reform activist in Boston with a Harvard University Ph.D. in public policy.

If decriminalization is the way of the future, Hall advocates a cautious approach to policy reform that would involve trialling and evaluating the effects of incrementally more liberal drug policies.

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The work of the committee will be managed on a daily basis by a special adviser to Mr. Gonzalez, Jill Harris, who has spent her career working for criminal justice reform at groups like the American Civil Liberties Union and the Drug Policy Alliance.

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«With so much discussion lately in the media about drug policy, it is surprising that the tragedy of American hemp farming hasn't come up as a «no - brainer» for reform,» says Vote Hemp President, Eric Steenstra.

Cato has criticized President Obama's stances on policy issues such as fiscal stimulus, healthcare reform, foreign policy, the war on drugs while supporting his stance on the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell, liberal immigration policy Cato was 6 for 6 and reminds us, there still are some libertarians.

An activist against the war and in favor of drug - policy reform, he was executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws from 1983 to 1986 and of the Ralph Nader - connected group Democracy Rising, which opposed the 2003 Irareform, he was executive director of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws from 1983 to 1986 and of the Ralph Nader - connected group Democracy Rising, which opposed the 2003 IraReform of Marijuana Laws from 1983 to 1986 and of the Ralph Nader - connected group Democracy Rising, which opposed the 2003 Iraq war.

Prior to joining the Faculty, she was a senior policy analyst with the Canadian HIV / AIDS Legal Network, where she worked on HIV / AIDS and immigration, legal and other barriers to harm - reduction programs for people who use illegal drugs, and law reform to promote the rights of women and girls in the context of HIV / AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa.

During a time of financial crisis and uncertainty in the United States, reviewing current criminal justice policies and reforming mandatory minimums for nonviolent drug offenders is an option that Democratic and Republican lawmakers are considering.

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