|
Friday, January 25, 2013
SPARC Party, 1256 Mission, San Francisco
7:30PM $20
Saturday, January 26, 2013
DAY ONE OF CONFERENCE
Ft. Mason Conference Center, San Francisco
DOORS OPEN: 8:45
THE 100 YEAR WAR ON CANNABIS IN CALIFORNIA
(9:15-9:45)
Ellen Komp, CalNORML- Cannabis before prohibition
Author Mike Gray – The US goes Drug Crazy
Dale Gieringer, CalNORML – Prohibition in California
PIONEERS OF CANNABIS LAW REFORM
(10:00-11:00)
Michael Aldrich, Amorphia
Michelle Aldrich, CMI
Gordon Brownell, original CalNORML director
Debby Goldsberry, Cannabis Action Network co-founder
Dennis Peron, Prop. 215 author
WHAT’S NEXT FOR MARIJUANA REFORM?
(11:00-12:00)
Stephen Gutwillig, Drug Policy Alliance
Rob Kampia, MPP
Paul Armentano, NORML
LUNCH BREAK 12:00-1:00
PROP 215: STATE OBSTACLES (1:15-2:15)
Senator Mark Leno – Legislative solutions
Michael Levinsohn – Child Protective Services issues
Omar Figueroa – Criminal defense strategies
James Anthony – Cultivation rights and local ordinances
RESPONSES TO FEDERAL INTERFERENCE (2:30-3:30)
Moderator: Bill Panzer, California NORML
Supervisor John McCowen –
Federal Sabotage of Mendocino’s Ordinance
Henry Wykowski – Taxation and federal law
Betty Aldworth, NCIA – Lobbying strategies from the states
Joe Elford, ASA – Rescheduling lawsuit and federal focus
Khurshid Khoja, Emerald Growers Association – Challenges to regulation of cultivation
THE STATE OF THE MEDICAL MARIJUANA INDUSTRY (3:30-4:30)
Moderator: Liana Held, Liana Limited
James Slatic, MedWest – The investor perspective
Troy Dayton, The ArcViewGroup – Funding cannabusinesses
Steve DeAngelo, Harborside Health Center –
Standing our ground
David Lampach, Steep Hill Lab – Setting industry standards
7:30-10:30 CENTIVERSARY FUNDRAISING PARTY AND AUCTION, SAN FRANCISCO $100
Sunday, January 27, 2013
DAY TWO OF CONFERENCE
Ft. Mason Conference Center, San Francisco
DOORS OPEN 9:00
LESSONS FROM WASHINGTON, COLORADO, & PROP 19 (9:30-10:30)
MODERATOR: Lauren Vazquez, Fired Up Lawyer
Alison Holcomb – Winning in Washington
Mason Tvert – Colorado’s Success Story
Graham Boyd – Polling in CO & WA
and what it means for the future
Richard Lee – Language lessons from Prop 19
Tamar Todd, DPA – Likely federal responses to WA and CO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATION AND REGULATORY REFORM (10:30-11:30)
Rep. Tom Ammiano – Medical marijuana legislation in 2013
Dan Rush, UFCW – Lobbying & legislation
Larry Bedard – The CMA and legalization
Don Duncan, ASA – 2013 opportunities
Kristin Nedeval, Emerald Growers Association –
Regulation of distribution; opportunities after legalization
LUNCH BREAK 12-1
THE NEXT CALIFORNIA INITIATIVE (1:15-2:30)
Beau Kilmer, RAND Corporation
Dale Sky Jones, Oaksterdam University; CCPR – Coalition
for Cannabis Policy Reform
Joe Rogoway – Drafting Issues; A Legal Perspective
Amanda Reiman, DPA – Key components; managing the federal response to WA and CO
John Gilmore – A funder’s perspective
GROWING OUR MOVEMENT (2:30-3:30)
Marsha Rosenbaum, DPA – Meetings parents’ concerns
Deborah Small, Breaking the Chains – Cannabis
legalization as a path to racial justice
Ann Lee, RAMP – Helping
conservatives to embrace legalization
Kyndra Miller – Women’s role in future elections
Nate Bradley, LEAP – Winning over law enforcement
Stacia Cosner, SSDP – Bridging the gap between
movement leadership and grassroots activists
ACTIVIST STRATEGIES FOR REFORM (3:30-4:30)
Lanny Swerdlow – Starting Brownie Mary Democratic Clubs
Robert Jacob – Running for local office
Kandice Hawes – forming NORML and NWA chapters
Mikki Norris & Chris Conrad – Tell Michelle campaign, Legalizing Industrial Hemp, Pot POWs
Ed Rosenthal – Green Aid, The Medical Marijuana Legal Defense and Education Fund
Conference Main Page
|
