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President's Dream Colloquium on Understanding Medical Marijuana
Marijuana Legalization 2017: Understanding the Policy Landscape and Design Considerations
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Recorded on April 6, 2017
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About the Speaker
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Dr. Beau Kilmer Senior Policy Researcher and Co-Director of RAND Drug Policy Research Center, Professor at Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, CA |
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Some of his current projects include estimating the size of drug markets; assessing the consequences of alternative marijuana policies; measuring the effect of 24/7 Sobriety programs on drunk driving, domestic violence, and mortality; and evaluating other innovative programs intended to reduce crime.
Kilmer's research has appeared in leading journals such as Addiction, American Journal of Public Health, Lancet Psychiatry, and the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. His commentaries have been published by CNN, the Los Angeles Times, New York Times, Newsweek, San Francisco Chronicle, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and other outlets. His co-authored book on marijuana legalization was published by Oxford University Press and the second edition was released in 2016.
He serves as an assistant editor for Addiction and is a trustee of the International Society for the Study of Drug Policy.
Kilmer received a NHSTA Public Service Award for his “leadership and innovation in the areas of alcohol and drug-impaired driving program and policy research” and his co-authored work on 24/7 Sobriety received honourable mention for the Behavioural Exchange Award for Outstanding Research.
He earned his undergraduate degree from Michigan State University, his M.P.P. from the University of California-Berkeley, and his Ph.D. from Harvard University.
Publications
- Considering Marijuana Legalization Carefully - Insights for Other Jurisdictions from Analysis for Vermont
Co-authored by Caulkins, J.P. | Report | December 2016 | Addiction - Using Respondent-Driven Sampling to Recruit Illegal Drug Purchasers to Evaluate a Drug Market Intervention
Co-authored by Ober, A.J., Sussell, J., Saunders, J., Heckathorn, D.D. | Article | September 2016 | Evaluation Review - Bayesian Inference for the Distribution of Grams of Marijuana in a Joint
Co-authored by Ridgeway, G. | Article | August 2016 | Drug and Alcohol Dependence - What Can Be Learned From Cross-National Comparisons of Data on Illegal Drugs?
Co-authored by Reuter, P.H., Giommoni, L. | Article | August 2015 | Crime and Justice - Police Costs of the Drug Market Intervention - Insights From Two Cities
Co-authored by Burgdorf, J.R. | Article | June 2015 | Policing