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reminder, Drug Policy Forum, Thursday, tonight, Townhall

By joanna

http://www.seattlelwv.org/ The League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County 

Drug Policy Reform Forum
The League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County invites you to hear experts, including former U.S. Attorney John McKay, Kim Marie Thorburn, M.D., and Commander Pat Slack of the Snohomish County Regional Drug and Gang Task Force discuss this topic. 

Thursday, September 6, 2012 at 7:00p.m.
Downstairs at Town Hall 
1119 8th Ave, Seattle 
click here for directions 

The League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County invites you to hear experts, including former U.S. Attorney John McKay, Kim Marie Thorburn, M.D., and Commander Pat Slack of the Snohomish County Regional Drug and Gang Task Force discuss this topic. 

The moderator will be Jonathan Martin, reporter for the Seattle Times.

The effectiveness of the current drug policy, which places its emphasis on deterring drug use through punishment, has been widely questioned as a costly and ineffective approach. Proponents of drug policy…

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