We look forward to hosting a special call Marijuana Legalization: The Debate Begins, featuring Dr. Beau Kilmer, Codirector of RAND Corporation’s Drug Policy Research Center, on Thursday, April 24th at 2:00pm EDT.
CALL OBJECTIVE
Dr. Kilmer will provide a framework for assessing the marijuana policy landscape, incorporating his studies on drugs as a RAND researcher and specifically his work on marijuana legalization. He’ll discuss such topics as State versus Federal regulation, the key decisions policy makers face, his “8 Ps” framework, and social costs. We look forward to a robust Q&A on this very hot topic.
ABOUT DR. BEAU KILMER
Beau Kilmer is a senior policy researcher at the RAND Corporation, where he codirects the RAND Drug Policy Research Center. He is also a professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. His research lies at the intersection of public health and public safety, with a special emphasis on substance use, illicit markets, crime, and public policy.
Some of his current projects include estimating the size of illegal drug markets, assessing the consequences of alternative marijuana policies, measuring the effect of South Dakota's 24/7 Sobriety Program on drunk driving and domestic violence outcomes, and evaluating other innovative programs intended to reduce violence.
Dr. Kilmer's research has appeared in leading journals such as Addiction, American Journal of Public Health, Journal of Quantitative Criminology, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and his essays have been published by the BBC, CNN, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today.
His book Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs To Know (co-authored with Jonathan Caulkins, Angela Hawken, and Mark Kleiman) was published by Oxford University Press in 2012. Before earning his doctorate at Harvard University, Kilmer received a Judicial Administration Fellowship that supported his work with the San Francisco Drug Court.
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Howard Penney
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Matt Hedrick
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Fred Masotta
Analyst