Heidi Ganahl and John Kellner, candidates for CO Governor and Attorney General, to offer their vision to tackle CO’s drug problem
The Centennial Institute, Colorado Christian University’s public policy think tank, is putting a spotlight on the major challenges facing Colorado due to widespread illicit drug use. “Intended Consequences: A Symposium on Colorado’s Failed Drug Policies,” will be held from 9 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. MDT on Friday, October 14.
“Colorado’s experiment with anything-goes drug policy is an absolute disaster and must be reversed,” says Jeff Hunt, director of the Centennial Institute. “Colorado is #1 in America for cocaine use, #7 overall for highest drug use, and is facing record drug overdoses. Marijuana commercialization delivered skyrocketing crime, homelessness and black market operations, and now decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms is on the ballot. Conservatives must stand up and end this lunacy.”
The symposium will focus on drug policy ideas and will bring Heritage Foundation scholars Paul Larkin and Zack Smith to Colorado for the event. Paul Larkin will be discussing his latest paper, Twenty-First Century Illicit Drugs and Their Discontents: An Introduction. Zack Smith will focus on how soft-on-crime prosecution theories are destroying cities.
Centennial Institute fellow Luke Niforatos will discuss the upcoming ballot initiative decriminalizing psychedelic mushrooms. Jennifer Yates of One Change to Grow Up will inform parents how to protect their children from the marijuana industry.
Heidi Ganahl and John Kellner, Republican candidates for Colorado Governor and Attorney General, will address the symposium to offer their vision about how to best reverse Colorado’s drug quagmire should voters elect them to office in November. Democrat incumbent candidates Colorado Governor Jared Polis and Attorney General Phil Weiser have been extended invitations to share their ideas as well. At this moment, they have not confirmed their attendance.
The day-long symposium will feature drug policy experts, parents, law enforcement, and political leaders who will offer solutions to address Colorado’s failed drug policies.
The symposium is a collaboration project between the Centennial Institute and The Heritage Foundation.