From the 1936 movie Reefer Madness to its denunciation as "demon weed", marijuana has triggered huge socio-cultural fears, and has been accused of corrupting youth and destroying careers & relationships. But in today's world, with proven recognition of its benefits in easing the pain of cancer and other medical conditions, does the drug still deserve prohibition? Is keeping pot illegal unethical?

Join Vancouver Sun columnist Ian Mulgrew as he outlines why, in his words, many "smart people" (e.g. medical health officers, four former B.C. Attorneys-General and Vancouver mayors, and the federal Liberal Party) have called for the legalization of pot. He'll discuss recent developments regarding this issue and draw on material from his 2005 book, Bud Inc.

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DATE:            Wednesday, June 13 -- 7:15-8:30 am

LOCATION:     BC HYDRO Building
                      333 Dunsmuir Street, Vancouver
                      2nd Floor, Auditorium
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About Our Speaker:

Ian Mulgrew is Legal Affairs Columnist at The Vancouver Sun, where he has worked as a senior reporter since 1997. He also writes book reviews for The Toronto Star, and his magazine journalism has appeared in publications from Asia Week to Saturday Night.

Ian's latest book Bud Inc. (Random House 2005) covers the controversy of marijuana prohibition in B.C. and Canada. He has written three other books: Who Killed Cindy James? (Bantam-Seal 1990), Final Payoff: The True Cost of Convicting Clifford Robert Olson (Bantam-Seal Books 1989), and Unholy Terror: The Sikhs and International Terrorism (Key Porter Books 1988). He co-wrote Amazon Extreme (Stoddart 2001) and was ghost-writer for the Jack Webster autobiography Webster! (Douglas & McIntyre 1991). Several of his non-fiction stories are in development for film and television.

Ian served as West-Coast Bureau Chief for the The Globe and Mail from 1981-86. He left to write books and pursue journalistic projects in other media. He has produced and hosted a variety of TV programs, including Beyond the News on Knowledge Network, Forum and A Matter of Minds on CBC, and an independent documentary on world Sikhism called Frontiers of Faith.

Ian’s journalism has earned him a number of awards, including one from B'nai Brith for his coverage of discrimination against Japanese-Canadians during the Second World War and the "Best Limited Series" award in 1989 for Forum. He studied English and philosophy at York University and at Simon Fraser University.

 
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