Debate On Ending The War On Drugs Gains Momentum

[ed the head]

Great post, thanks.

Even Pat Robertson is jumping on the band wagon ... with friends like that, who needs enemies?

[StillSmokin]

In the midst of rapidly increasing awareness on the need for alternatives to the Drug War, policymakers will have unique insight into public opinion with the upcoming Intelligence Squared and Google+ debate, "It's time to end the war on drugs," scheduled for Tuesday, March 13, from 19h-20h30 GMT, at King's Place in London, U.K.

The debate will be streamed live to an unprecedented audience for a drug policy reform discussion. According to organizers, on the day of the event, anyone visiting YouTube will automatically watch a trailer of the live transmission, reaching as many as 800 million people.

Structured in three acts and presenting debaters and witnesses, the event will feature a statement by Fernando Henrique Cardoso, former president of Brazil and chair of the Global Commission on Drug Policy, and a panel by Sir Richard Branson, from the Virgin Group and a member of the GCDP. For more information on the event, visit http://www.intelligencesquared.com/events/versus-drugs

I didn't manage to watch this live but the whole video of the debate is on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gSrN2zIRwN8

Cheers for this notsofasteddie, I watched it the other day, was quite interesting, with several other well known people on the debate - Russell Brand, Iain Blair, President Cardoso, Peter Hitchens. Made for quite an interesting one.

Is it me or does anyone else think Branson looks a little stoned