and finally angela hawkins who's to my immediate left is associate professor of economics and policy analysis at pepperdine university. she comes to us all the way from california on the redeye. thank you so much for that. she focuses on drug, crime, corruption. we have some seats in the front -- we've got at least four. six, seven, eight. eight or nine seats so come on and join us. angela led a cost benefit analysis. she is a co-author of two very relevant books "drug and drug policy: what everyone needs to know" published by oxford. marijuana legalization. she is going to help us understand some of the drug policy implication of what's happening. our panelists will talk about 10 minutes each. say whatever they want to say and will probably go straight to question, though perhaps with a bit of dialogue along the way. angela, do you want to kick it off? >> thank you. thank you for the opportunity to be here today. when we think about the implications of what's happening in colorado and washington and marijuana legalization, it's very important to distinguish par juan from the legaliz

finally, angela hawkins to my immediate left is associate professor of economics and policy analysisity. she comes with all the the way from california on the redeye. thank you for that. she studied at the rant graduate school of her research interests focus on drugs, crime, corruption. we have seats in the front, all you guys. at least four if you count. come on out and join us. angela loved the statewide cost benefit analysis of the california's drug said an initiative. she is co-author to relevant books, drugs and drug policy, what everyone needs to know published by oxford and very much on point marijuana legalization, what everyone needs to know. she will help us understand to policy implications of what is happening. our panelists will talk for 10 minutes each, say what they want to say it will probably then go straight to questions, though perhaps with a bit of dialogue along the way. angela, do it to kick it off? >> thank you for the opportunity to be here today. what i think about implications of colorado and washington and marijuana legalization, it's important to distingui