On Tuesday, Oct. 23, the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences will host a forum and panel discussion on the proposed legalization of marijuana in Michigan. The Michigan Regulation and Taxation of Marijuana Act is on the Nov. 6 ballot. The event takes place in the EACPHS auditorium from 2-4 p.m. It is free and open to the public.

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Speakers include:

Kevin Sabet, president of Smart Approaches to Marijuana (opposed)

Barton Morris, Cannabis Legal Group (supporting)

Associate Professor of Pharmaceutical Sciences Randy Commissaris, who is researching the impact of marijuana on driving ability

Assistant Professor of Pharmacy Practice Christine Rabinak, who recently spoke at a Congressional briefing on the use of cannabis products to treat PTSD in veterans

Attendees will learn:

a brief history of marijuana and cannabis use

some of the pharmacology/toxicology of marijuana

an overview of the current state-wide ballot initiative proposing to legalize and tax recreational marijuana use

some of the issues relating to marijuana use and stoned driving

arguments supporting the legalization proposal

arguments opposed to the legalization proposal

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