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4/20: Civil Rights & Marijuana Legalization
April 20, 2021
6 – 7:30pm
1.5 CLE Credits: Areas of Professional Practice (Pending)
The panel discussion will focus on various topics, including how the war on drugs and the criminal justice system have adversely impacted communities of color and how legislation has been used to redress a number of inequities caused by a carceral criminal justice system. The panel will review the current cannabis legalization legislation adopted in New York and compare those proposals to recent legalization efforts in NJ, Oregon, and other states.
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Panelists:
Hon. Zorah Mamdani
NY State Assembly
Theshia Naidoo
Drug Policy Alliance
Amol Sinha
ACLU NJ
Professor Terrance Coffie
New York University
Moderator:
Asha Smith
Chair, NYCLA Criminal Justice Section
Co-Chair, MBBA Public Policy & Advocacy Committee
MBBA Board of Directors
Sponsors:
Metropolitan Black Bar Association
New York County Lawyers Association
South Asian Bar Association of New York
Co-Sponsors:
Association of Black Women Attorneys
Caribbean Attorney Network
Caribbean American Lawyers Association
Dominican Bar Association of New York
Haitian American Lawyers Association of New York
Hispanic National Bar Association, Region II
Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York
Long Island Hispanic Bar Association
Macon B. Allen Black Bar Association
Muslim Bar Association of New York
Puerto Rican Bar Association of New York
South Asian Indo-Caribbean Bar Association of Queens
Membership Info
Benefits of Membership
- Free admission to general meetings and receptions with prominent legal scholars and public speakers.
- Continuing legal education through workshops and seminars that provide growth and professional development.
- Increase professional advancement and networking opportunities.
- Opportunities to positively impact the community through seminars, workshop and mentoring.
- Affiliation with the National Bar Association.
