• Measure Z and Spreading the "Tax and Regulate" message to other areas
• The state of State -- Legislative prospects & Local ordinances
• Medical Marijuana Issues -- Prop. 215 & SB 420: Implementation and regulation
• Lawyers Panel with Q & A session
• Break-out sessions, Federal threat and more!
Co-sponsors: California NORML, Oakland Civil Liberties
Alliance,
Drug Policy Alliance, Marijuana Policy Project, Americans for Safe Access
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Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance
1714 Franklin Street, #100-118
Oakland,
CA 94612
Oakland YWCA (near 12th St. / City Center BART)
Sponsored by the Oakland Civil Liberties Alliance (OCLA), California NORML, Drug Policy Alliance, Marijuana Policy Project, and Americans for Safe Access.
9:00 -10:00 AM: Registration and Coffee (remember to indicate on the map what part of the state you come from)
10:00-10:15: Welcome and Introduction
10:15-11:25: Panel: MEASURE Z -- A SUCCESS STORY
Oakland's Measure Z, the Oakland Cannabis Regulation and Revenue Ordinance, passed with 65% support by voters on Nov. 2, 2004. It calls on the city to make private, adult marijuana offenses (including possession, sales, and cultivation) law enforcement's lowest priority and to tax and regulate marijuana legally (to sell through licensed businesses) as soon as possible under state law. See http://www.taxandregulate.org/ for details.Panel participants will share an overview of the Measure Z campaign from the perspective of hands-on campaign proponents and consultants, and discuss plans to implement the measure along with some criteria to consider when deciding whether to launch a similar measure in your area. Q & A.
Panelists: Mikki Norris, OCLA Board,Cannabis Consumers Campaign; Susan Stephenson, Z Campaign Consultant, The Next Generation; and Richard Lee, OCLA Board, owner of the Bulldog Coffeeshop and SR71
11:30-12:45 PM: Panel: THE STATE OF STATE REFORM
Participants will give an overview of what's going on in California, discuss state legislative and local prospects for reform, outline benefits of taxing and regulating marijuana, and explain what the Marijuana Policy Project looks for in funding a project. Q & A.Panelists: Judy Appel, OCLA Board, Drug Policy Alliance; Dale Gieringer, OCLA Board, CA NORML, and Rob Kampia, Marijuana Policy Project
12:45-1:45 Lunch: BOX LUNCHES PROVIDED
1:45-2:45 PM: Panel: MEDICAL MARIJUANA ISSUES
This lively panel will cover the organizing activities of Americans for Safe Access, the response to the upcoming Raich Supreme Court Decision, Safe Access Now and county garden guidelines, dispensary issues, and Patient ID Programs. Q & A.Panelists: Steph Sherer, Americans for Safe Access, Chris Conrad, OCLA Board and Safe Access Now; Don Duncan, Los Angeles Patients and Caregivers Group; Jeff Jones, Oakland Cannabis Buyers Cooperative
2:45-3:30: Panel: LAWYERS, LAWS, RIGHTS and RISKS
Three experienced attorneys will discuss legal issues regarding Prop. 215, SB 420 and the Raich v. Ashcroft decision, leaving time to answer your specific questions. Q & ARobert Raich, Esq., William Panzer, Esq., and Omar Figueroa, Esq.
3:35 - 4:45: Breakout Sessions: STRATEGY DISCUSSION GROUPS
A. Spreading the "Tax and Regulate" ModelB. Medical Marijuana Issues
C: Writer Ed Rosenthal on future economic opportunities of the Marijuana Industry
4:45 - 5:00 PM: Plenary Session: WRAP UP and SEND OFF
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Tour beautiful Oaksterdam on your own.
8:00 - 11:30 PM: Evening Social. Details announced at conference
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This event is passed. For more information on the LegaliZe, Tax and Regulate campaign, please visit our web site.