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Medical Marijuana in New York
Feb 7, 2007 6:30 PM Location: New York City Bar, 42 West 44th St, New York, NY 10036
More Info: http://www.nycbar.org/
Thousands of patients obtain and use marijuana under the laws of eleven states providing for its medical use. Except in the case of the handful of patients who obtain marijuana from the federal government, federal law prohibits any use, sale, or cultivation of marijuana. Join the Drugs and the Law Committee for a discussion of proposed medical marijuana legislation for new York and the growing body of cases addressing this conflict between state and federal law.
Moderator
Eric E. Sterling, J.D.
President, The Criminal Justice Policy Foundation
Panelists
Richard N. Gottfried
Chair, New York State Assembly Committee on Health, and sponsor of medical marijuana legislation
Susan N. Herman, J.D.
Centennial Professor of Law
Brooklyn Law School
Edward H. Jurith, J.D.
General Counsel
Office of National Drug Control Policy
Karen O'Keefe, J.D.
Assistant Director of State Policies
Marijuana Policy Project
Robert A. Raich, J.D.
Counsel for respondents in Gonzales v. Raich, (2005)
And United States v. Oakland Cannabis Buyers' Cooperative (2001)
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