NY’s Cannabis Question

Debating Pros, Cons & Practicalities
of Marijuana Legalization

Audio available as podcasts on iTunes and Google Play. 


Featured speakers, moderated by E.J. McMahon:

Alex Berenson, journalist and author of “Tell Your Children: The Truth About Marijuana, Mental Illness, and Violence”

 

Mitch Earleywine, University at Albany professor of psychology, author of “Understanding Marijuana: A New Look at the Scientific Evidence”

Panel Discussion: Into The Weeds: The Proposed Cannabis Law
Moderated by Bill Hammond, Health Policy Director, Empire Center

Hon. Tremaine Wright, Assemblymember, 56th District

 

Kevin Sabet, President, Smart Approaches to Marijuana

 

Ken Pokalsky, Vice President, Business Council of NYS

 

Heather Trela, Chief of Staff, Rockefeller Institute

 

 

 

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