Warren Olney show on marijuana legalization

I’m on with forrmer Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper.

I was on Warren Olney’s “To the Point” with former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper of  Law Enforcement Against Prohibition and John Matsusaka of USC. Fairly sensible conversation, though I thought Stamper was acting rather Romneyish with respect to the facts on things like the revenue prospects from legalization and the industrial potential of hemp.

Our segment starts at about minute 23.

Note that the analysis of industrial hemp is the work of Christina Farber, and I was remiss in not giving her credit.

And yes, I do know that there are 435 Members of Congress, not 235.

Author: Mark Kleiman

Professor of Public Policy at the NYU Marron Institute for Urban Management and editor of the Journal of Drug Policy Analysis. Teaches about the methods of policy analysis about drug abuse control and crime control policy, working out the implications of two principles: that swift and certain sanctions don't have to be severe to be effective, and that well-designed threats usually don't have to be carried out. Books: Drugs and Drug Policy: What Everyone Needs to Know (with Jonathan Caulkins and Angela Hawken) When Brute Force Fails: How to Have Less Crime and Less Punishment (Princeton, 2009; named one of the "books of the year" by The Economist Against Excess: Drug Policy for Results (Basic, 1993) Marijuana: Costs of Abuse, Costs of Control (Greenwood, 1989) UCLA Homepage Curriculum Vitae Contact: Markarkleiman-at-gmail.com

3 thoughts on “Warren Olney show on marijuana legalization”

  1. I heard this show. With legalization, there will be a whole new area to consider:
    regulation. I am in an office building with pot dispensary. The entire building is
    overwhelmed with the heavy odor of marijuana. It is not pleasant, but more importantly,
    it is not healthy. People with asthma, allergies and lung diseases of various kinds
    are negatively affected. My eyes are often red and sore; at times I have flu-like
    symptoms. Ultimately this is a public health issue, one that has not been considered
    in all the discussions I’ve followed regarding legalization.

  2. It is not pleasant, but more importantly, it is not healthy. People with asthma, allergies and lung diseases of various kinds
    are negatively affected. My eyes are often red and sore; at times I have flu-like symptoms.

    IMPOSSIBLE! IT’S A MIRACLE MEDICINE THAT CURES CANCER, PAIN, INSOMNIA AND EVERYTHING ELSE! YOU NEED TO INHALE MORE POT, NOT LESS.

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