{news} Activist To Speak At Library On U.S. Drug Policy Reform

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Activist To Speak At Library On U.S. Drug Policy Reform

Published on 8/15/2007 in THE DAY of New London

Clifford W. Thornton, a political activist and former candidate for governor, will speak on
efforts to reform the nation's drug policies at the Groton Public Library next month.
Thorton, who was the Green Party nominee for governor in 2006, will speak on "Re-examining
U.S. Drug Policy" on Sept. 5 at the library.

Thornton is the primary public speaker for Efficacy, a Connecticut-based nonprofit
organization that encourages challenges to existing drug laws. The event is sponsored by
Southeastern Connecticut Democracy for America.

As a candidate for governor, Thornton's platform included ending prohibitions on some
illegal drugs, like marijuana, and decriminalizing or "medicalizing" the use of some
narcotics. Thornton has lobbied against drug laws around the country, and in 2002 taught a
class on drugs and public policy at Trinity College in Hartford.

The talk, which will begin at 6:45 p.m., is free and open to the public.

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