Mark Kleiman, professor of public policy at UCLA's Luskin School of Public Affairs, has been selected to advise the State of Washington as it develops rules for its new industry in legal, taxed marijuana.
Kleiman, who is an expert on many aspects of criminal and drug policy, is the author of "Marijuana Legalization: What Everyone Needs to Know." As project leader, he will lead a team of experts under BOTEC Analysis Corporation, a think tank specializing in crime and drug policy. The Washington State Liquor Control Board selected BOTEC to be its consultant. BOTEC has 30 years of experience in research and government consultation on methods to maximize the effectiveneess of crime and drug control policies whil minimizing their attendant societal costs.
Washington and Colorado became the first states to pass laws legalizing the recreational use of marijuana and setting up systems of state-licensed growers, processors and retail stores where adults 21 and older can walk in and buy up to an ounce of heavily taxed cannabis. Sales could begin at the end of the year.
