News Reports: Media Response to Dr. Joycelyn Elder’s Call for Studying Legalization

Media Response to Dr. Joycelyn Elder’s call for decriminalization of drug use and the study of new approaches in drug policies. The news segments are: CNN - Crossfire: “Drug Bust” hosted by Michael Kinsley featuring Arnold Trebach (President of Drug Policy Foundation), John Walters (Former Deputy Dr...

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Institution:Open Society Archives at Central European University
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10891/osa:ad92e251-4a7e-4059-982a-84b3c1cab4b5
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Summary:Media Response to Dr. Joycelyn Elder’s call for decriminalization of drug use and the study of new approaches in drug policies. The news segments are: CNN - Crossfire: “Drug Bust” hosted by Michael Kinsley featuring Arnold Trebach (President of Drug Policy Foundation), John Walters (Former Deputy Drug Czar), and John Sununu ( U.S. Republican politician); NBC - Today Show featuring a conversation with Senator Don Nickles and Mayor Kurt Schmoke; ABC News - Good Morning America with Judge Robert Sweet and Democrat Charles B. Wrangler; Fox - Morning News with Kevin B. Zeese (Vice President of the Drug Policy Foundation) and U.S. Attorney Jay Steven; an interview with Arnold Trebach on C-SPAN Live - Viewer Call In.