department of justice for the city of boston as a legislative assistant to les aspen at harvard's school of government and the washington monthly. i hope i got all that. mark, it is an honor to have you here. we also have alice holcome, she's the criminal justice director of the aclu. she previously served as vice president of washington association of criminal defense lawyers. she shares the legal frame work of the king county bar association 0 drug policy project. awarded n.o.r.m.a.l. her an award for recognition of women in leadership, an organization dedicated to the end of marijuana prohibition. we're also pleased to have sue lucci, co-founder and chief executive officer of national families of action, founded in 977, nfia has helped shape the drug prevention under her direction. nfia has helped parents form drug prevention groups throughout the united states. she helped contribute to the two-thirds reduction in the past months drug use among ad lessents and ad ults, and a 500% drop in daily marijuana use in high school seniors, that drop occurring between 1979 and 1992. jonathan y,