Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.
Full 2023 Conference Schedule
Wednesday, October 18
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Registration is open
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Welcome Reception | Event Lawn
Thursday, October 19
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Continental Breakfast | Acacia Ballroom and Event Lawn
Registration | Acacia Foyer
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Welcome & Opening Plenary | The Show Room
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Morning Break
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Breakout Sessions
Small Town, Big Drug War: Rural Policing and Surveillance, Resistance, and Resilience | Palo Verde A
The Future of Drug Policy Research: A Conversation with Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse | Palo Verde B
Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.
Illness and Wellness: The Tradeoffs Between Medicalization and Pleasure in Drug Policy Reform | Palo Verde C
Spanish interpretation available.
The Disability Carceral State: Disability Justice Informed Abolition | Yucca
Unlearning the Drug War: An Exit Strategy for School-Based Drug Policing | Willow
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Lunch | Acacia Ballroom and Event Lawn
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Breakout Sessions
From the Ground Up: How People of Color Are Building Regulatory Models That Advance Equity in Marijuana Policy Reform | Palo Verde A
Righting Wrongs Worldwide: Drug War Reparations in a Global Context | Palo Verde B
Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.
Psychedelic Decriminalization: Gateway or Hurdle to All-Drug Decriminalization? | Palo Verde C
Spanish interpretation available.
Methamphetamine as a Scapegoat: When an Old Drug is Framed as a New Social Problem | Willow
Resisting Surveillance: Movement Implications from Navigating Drug War Surveillance | Cholla
Book Talk: Whiteout: How Racial Capitalism Changed the Color of Opioids in America | Agave
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Afternoon Break
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Breakout Sessions
Who’s Body? My Body! The Fight for Bodily Autonomy When the Drug War, Reproductive Justice, and Family Regulation System Collide | Palo Verde A
The Lure of Coercion: Don’t Be Fooled By “Kinder, Gentler” Drug War Tactics | Palo Verde B
Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.
Early Insights and Critiques of Safer Supply Models | Palo Verde C
Spanish interpretation available.
Introduction to Drug Policy Reform | Yucca
Environmental Justice for All: An Equitable Approach to Sustainable Development and Climate Justice in Drug Policy Reform | Willow
Who Deserves to Eat? Drug War Exclusion and the Fight for Basic Supports | Cholla
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Top Golf
The Top Golf Swing Suite is reserved exclusively for Reform Conference attendees on Thursday, October 19 from 7:00pm – 11:00pm.
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Achievement Awards Reception | The Show Room
Tickets are $40 and can be purchased online with your conference registration. There may be a limited number of tickets available for purchase at the registration desk. More information on this year's award winners!
Friday, October 20
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Continental Breakfast | Acacia Ballroom and Event Lawn
Registration | Acacia Foyer
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Breakout Sessions
Decriminalizing Personal Liberties and Building Freedom Across Movements | Palo Verde A
For Us, [Near] Us: A Conversation About OPCs, Gentrification, and Resource Allocation in Marginalized Communities | Palo Verde B
Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.
Transitional Justice and Engaging Cartels in Reforms | Palo Verde C
Spanish interpretation available.
Policy Advocacy for Academics | Yucca
Reclaiming Our Movements: Building Power Between Drug User and Recovery Communities | Willow
Effective Communications for Difficult Conversations on Drugs: What’s the Secret? | Cholla
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Feature Plenary: Centering Indigenous Leadership and Innovation in Harm Reduction and Drug Policy | The Show Room
Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.
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Lunch | Acacia Ballroom and Event Lawn
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Breakout Sessions
Black Lives, Police Power, and the Fourth Amendment | Palo Verde A
After Oregon: The Next Era of All-Drug Decriminalization | Palo Verde B
Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.
Will Drug Checking Save Us? | Palo Verde C
Spanish interpretation available.
Lobbying 101 | Yucca
Fundraising Tips, Strategies, and Wisdom from the Field | Willow
Beyond Commercialization: How Regulation Can Create Legal Access and Safer Supply Without Big Business | Cholla
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Afternoon Break
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Breakout Sessions
Combating Drug Panics in Congress: How Law Enforcement, the Media, and Lawmakers Perpetuate Fear-Based Drug Policy | Palo Verde A
When Facts Fail: The Promises and Perils of Research in Drug Policy Reform | Palo Verde B
Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.
Street-Based Harm Reduction Outreach to Combat “Public Disorder” | Palo Verde C
Spanish interpretation available.
We Never Get Anywhere but Mad: Building Racial Equity Caucuses in the Southwest | Yucca
Drug Testing in Employment: Narrative Change and Policy Shift | Willow
The Rise of Authoritarianism and Extremism in the Name of the Drug War | Cholla
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Karaoke Night! | The Show Room
Saturday, October 21
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Continental Breakfast | Acacia Ballroom and Event Lawn
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Breakout Sessions
The Controlled Substances Act: Reform or Abolish It? | Palo Verde A
The Deadly Game of Drug War Whack-A-Mole: Responding to the Ever-Changing Drug Supply | Palo Verde B
Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.
Cannabis Legalization and the Dangers of Corporate Capture of Emerging Markets | Palo Verde C
Spanish interpretation available.
Beyond Housing First: Limitations, Gentrification, and Visibility | Willow
The Pueblo’s Budget Campaign: The Fight to Defund Phoenix Police and Build a Budget for the People | Cholla
Moving Beyond Alternative Sanctions: Assessing the Harms of Non-Criminal Punishment | Agave
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Morning Break
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Breakout Sessions
For Better or Worse? How Reform and Regulation Impact Drug Criminalization and Enforcement | Palo Verde A
Cashing in on the Drug War in Daily Life: Following the Money and Motivation of the Drug War Profiteers Within and Beyond the Criminal System | Palo Verde B
Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.
Advances in Health and Harm Reduction Services and Persisting Barriers | Palo Verde C
Spanish interpretation available.
Drug Policy in Disasters and Other Trying Contexts | Willow
The Intersections of Drug Policy, Policing, and Border Militarization in the Borderlands: Challenging the Dangerous Rhetoric of the War on Drugs | Cholla
Radicals, Resistance, and Rebellion: Lessons from Civil Disobedience and Direct Action | Agave
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Lunch | Acacia Ballroom and Event Lawn
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Breakout Sessions
Power Structures of Drug Trade Economies | Palo Verde A
Early Insights and Critiques of Psychedelic Regulation: Who’s Benefiting from the Psychedelic Renaissance? | Palo Verde B
Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.
Immigration in the Age of Fentanyl: How the Overdose Crisis is Fueling Xenophobia and Racism and Undermining Sanctuary Policies in the U.S. | Palo Verde C
Spanish interpretation available.
Reclaiming Justice: Indigenous Perspectives Shaping Drug Decriminalization | Willow
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Afternoon Break
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Closing Plenary | The Show Room
Livestream available. Spanish interpretation available.
See the schedule and program for the 2023 virtual conference here.
Download/view the full 2023 conference program here.