Ending the Global War on Drugs

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Ending the Global War on Drugs

Tuesday, November 15, 2011
9:00 a.m. — 6:15 p.m.

Due to construction, as Cato expands its facilities, the conference will be held at

NAHB Auditorium
1201 15th Street, N.W., Washington D.C.
(Corner of 15th St. and M St., N.W.)

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Conference Schedule

8:30 - 9:00 a.m.	REGISTRATION
9:00 - 9:05 a.m.	WELCOMING REMARKS Ed Crane President, Cato Institute
9:05 - 10:00 a.m.	KEYNOTE ADDRESS Jorge Castañeda Former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mexico Download a Podcast of the Keynote Address (MP3)
10:00 - 11:15 a.m.	PANEL 1: THE FIRE NEXT DOOR: DRUG VIOLENCE IN MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA Moderator: Mary Anastasia O'Grady Member, Editorial Board, Wall Street Journal Ted Galen Carpenter Senior Fellow, Cato Institute Beto O'Rourke Former City Councilman, El Paso, TX @BetoOrourke Peter Hakim President Emeritus, Inter-American Dialogue Download a Podcast of Panel 1 (MP3)
11:15 - 11:30 a.m.	COFFEE BREAK
11:30 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.	PANEL 2: THE IMPACT ON RIGHTS AND THE RULE OF LAW IN THE UNITED STATES Moderator: Tucker Carlson Editor-in-Chief, Daily Caller Tim Lynch Director, Center for Criminal Studies, Cato Institute Harry G. Levine Professor of Sociology, Queens College, New York Leigh Maddox Board Member, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition Professor, University of Maryland Francis Carey School of Law Download a Podcast of Panel 2 (MP3)
12:45 - 1:30 p.m.	LUNCHEON
1:30 - 2:00 p.m.	Special Video Messages from Vicente Fox Former President, Mexico George Shultz Former Secretary of State, United States Download a Podcast of the Special Video Messages (MP3)
2:00 - 3:15 p.m.	PANEL 3: OTHER BATTLEGROUNDS: SOUTH AMERICA, AFGHANISTAN, PAKISTAN Moderator: Ian Vásquez Director, Center for Global Liberty and Prosperity, Cato Institute Luis Alberto Lacalle Pou Speaker of the House of Deputies, Uruguay Enrique Gomez Hurtado Former Senator, Colombia Romesh Bhattacharji Former Narcotics Commissioner, India Download a Podcast of Panel 3 (MP3)
3:15 - 3:30 p.m.	COFFEE BREAK
3:30 - 4:30 p.m.	PANEL 4: A NON-PROHIBITIONIST WAY FORWARD FOR U.S. AND INTERNATIONAL DRUG POLICY Moderator: David Boaz Executive Vice President, Cato Institute Glenn Greenwald Columnist and Blogger, Salon Jefferson Fish Professor Emeritus, St John's University Ethan Nadelmann Executive Director, Drug Policy Alliance Download a Podcast of Panel 4 (MP3)
4:30 - 5:15 p.m.	CLOSING ADDRESS Fernando Henrique Cardoso Former President, Brazil Download a Podcast of the Closing Address (MP3)
5:15 - 6:15 p.m.	RECEPTION

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The Cato Institute is located on the southwest corner of Massachusetts Avenue and 10th Street.
There is on-street, metered parking around the Institute, as well as a lot located on the corner
of Eye and 10th Streets. We are approximately 5 blocks from Metro Center. Take the metro to Metro
Center and use the 11th Street exit. Walk north so the lettered streets get higher (H, Eye, K, L,
Massachusetts). Make a right on L Street, and walk about 1 block. (See map)