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Illicit Drugs, Civil Society, and the Environment

A Seminar for Federal Judges and Law Professors
Federal Judges Supported by the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust
July 12-17, 2005, Gallatin Gateway Inn, Gallatin Gateway, Montana

AGENDA

Tuesday, July 12, 2005
2:00-5:00 pm
Registration & Refreshments

5:30-6:30 pm
East Dining Room
Welcome
John A. Baden
FREE

6:30 pm
Cocktails - Fireplace Lounge

7:00 pm
Dinner - West Dining Room

Wednesday, July 13, 2005
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast - Colonnade

8:30-10:00 am
Session I - Little Platoons as the Basis for Civil Society
Charles Murray
American Enterprise Institute

10:00-10:30 am
Break

10:30-12:00 noon
Session II - Assessing America’s Drug Problems
Peter Reuter
University of Maryland

12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch - West Dining Room

1:00-2:30 pm
Session III - Some Positive Uses of Addiction: A Systems Model
David Sands
Montana State University

2:30-3:00 pm
Break

3:00-4:30 pm
Session IV - The Other, Most Deadly, Addictive Drug
Thomas Schelling
University of Maryland  

4:30-6:00 pm
Free Time

6:15 pm
Meet in Lobby

6:30 pm
Cocktails - Enterprise Ranch

7:30 pm
Dinner - Enterprise Ranch  

Thursday, July 14, 2005
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast - Colonnade

8:30-10:00 am
Session V - The View from the Field: Narcotics in a Rural State
Lee Cornell
Montana Division of Criminal Investigation

10:00-10:30 am
Break

10:30-12:00 noon
Session VI - Rethinking How to Measure Success in Drug Policy
Charles Murray
American Enterprise Institute

12:00-6:00 pm
Free Time
(Sack Lunches Provided)

6:30 pm
Cocktails - Fireplace Lounge

7:00 pm
Dinner - West Dining Room

Friday, July 15, 2005
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast - Colonnade

8:30-10:00 am
Session VII - Policy and Theoretical Implications of the Production of Drugs on Public Lands
Peter Appel
University of Georgia

10:00-10:30 am
Break

10:30-12:00 noon
Session VIII - Environmental Impacts of Methamphetamine Labs
Lee Cornell
Montana Division of Criminal Investigation

12:00-1:00 pm
Lunch - West Dining Room

1:00-2:30 pm
Session IX - Thinking About the Right to Do Harmful Things to Oneself
Charles Murray
American Enterprise Institute

2:30-3:00 pm
Break

3:00-4:30 pm
Session X - A Review of Control of Noxious Plants: All Options
David Sands
Montana State University

4:30-6:00 pm
Free Time

6:30 pm
Cocktails - Fireplace Lounge

7:00-8:00 pm
Dinner - West Dining Room

Saturday, July 16, 2005
7:30-8:30 am
Breakfast - Colonnade

8:30-10:00 am
Session XI - Learning from Drug Policy in Other Countries
Peter Reuter
University of Maryland

10:00-10:30 am
Break

10:30-12:00 noon
Session XII - Reflections
Thomas Schelling
University of Maryland

12:00-6:00 pm
Free Time
(Sack Lunches Provided)

6:00-7:00 pm
Cocktails
Session XIII - Participant Evaluation
John A. Baden
FREE

7:00 pm
Dinner* - West Dining Room  

Sunday, July 17, 2005
7:00-8:30 am
Breakfast - Colonnade
As Necessary

Shuttle to Airport