Neill Franklin Explains Benefits Of Marijuana Legalization In Livestream Today

I received the following message from Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. The event is already underway, but unfortunately I didn’t receive the message until after I had to go to work for the day, so I’m just now posting it on my lunch break:

Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Executive Director to Address 2015 Cannabis Symposium at University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado-Boulder is hosting the 2015 Cannabis Symposium to educate students and raise awareness about successful marijuana legalization policies, and to set a new standard for drug and policy education around the country. The closing plenary speaker is Maj. Neill Franklin (Ret.), executive director of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a group of criminal justice professionals opposed to the drug war. Maj. Franklin has more than 30 years of experience in law enforcement, and can attest to the failures of drug prohibition. He will explain why legalizing marijuana has had a positive impact on reducing violence caused by the drug war, and improving public safety overall. His speech will be live streamed to campuses throughout the country. You can watch it here: https://www.colorado.edu/law/live.

What: 2015 Cannabis Symposium: A Teach-In on Ancient Medicinal Plant and Current Drug Policy

Who: Maj. Neill Franklin (Ret.), executive director for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition. Other LEAP speakers presenting at this event include former corrections officer Carrie Roberts, and former judge and practicing attorney, Leonard Frieling.

When: Wednesday April 15^th from 10am-7:30pm MST. Closing plenary is from 6-7:30pm MST.

Where: Wittemyer Courtroom of Wolf Law Building, CU-Boulder Campus. Wolf Law Bldg, Kittredge Loop Dr, Boulder, CO 80305 or at https://www.colorado.edu/law/live

This event is free and open to the public.

LEAP is committed to ending decades of failed policy that have created underground markets and gang violence, fostered corruption and racism, and largely ignored the public health crisis of addiction. The war on drugs has cost more than one trillion dollars, yielded only disastrous outcomes, and ultimately diverted the penal system’s attention away from more important crimes.