From the Streets to the Statehouse (LBS)

January 31 · 7:30pm - 8:30pm

In-person

This is a virtual event.

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LBS From the Streets to the Statehouse Dayvon Love podcast image with the Maryland State House in lightly visible in the background, and Dayvon's head shot in a circle in the middle under the text. Dayvon Love is a Black man and is smiling.

Summary

Join Yanet Amanuel on the live broadcast of "From the Streets to the Statehouse", a Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle podcast hosted by Dayvon Love.

Join Yanet Amanuel on the live broadcast of "From the Streets to the Statehouse", a Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle podcast hosted by Dayvon Love. This legistlative update will broadcast live on YouTube on Jauary 31, 2022, at 7:30 p.m.

LBS is working closely with ACLU of Maryland and MD Senator Jill P. Carter to produce a bill this session that legalizes recreational cannabis with a focus on repairing the damage done by the war on drugs.

For this episode, we will be unveiling what will be in the bill and give the public an opportunity to ask questions.

We must put pressure on the Maryland General Assembly to pass a version of cannabis legalization that truly empowers Black people who have been most harmed war on drugs.

Special Guests:

  • Michelle Hall, Assistant Public Defender, Maryland Office of the Public Defender
  • Lawrence Grandpre, Director of Research, Leaders of a Beautiful Struggle
  • Yanet Amanuel, Public Policy Advocate, ACLU of Maryland
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