Tonight, the Potter Law Club will discuss current legal matters in an interactive forum with people who have in-depth, first-person knowledge at the Spring Panel.
The Spring Panel will focus on Colorado’s legalization of marijuana and its criminal repercussions across the Wyoming border.
The topic of marijuana legalization recently was presented at a Wyoming Inns of Court meeting in Cheyenne, according to Brianne Phillips, Student Faculty Representative for the Potter Law Club.
It was so well received that the Potter Law Club board wanted to use it as a launch pad for the Spring Panel.
“We hoped to present a panel discussion that would be both interesting and educational,” Phillips said. “With the passage of amendment 64, we also considered this topic relevant because it has the potential to affect Wyoming.”
“The panel will focus on border contentions and the possible criminal repercussions that might result from transporting marijuana across the Colorado border back to Wyoming,” Phillips said.
Members of the panel have been split into the Colorado view, including Tom Downey, Director of Excise and Licenses for the City and County of Denver, and the Wyoming view, with TJ Forwood Federal Criminal Defense Attorney Terry Harris and Assistant District Attorney.
Representing Colorado is Senior Fellow, Department of Excise and Licenses for the City and County of Denver John Jennings. Jennings will not appear in the panel, but will be present to answer questions from the audience.
Professor Darrell Jackson, who teaches Criminal Procedure at the College of Law, will act as the moderator for the panel, posing a series of questions for each panel member.
“There will be a question and answer period when any and all audience members can question members of the panel,” Phillips said. “We’re hoping provocative questions from the audience will spark discussion.”
Phillips strongly encourages all campus and community members to attend.
The panel will take place in the large courtroom in the College of Law. Light snacks will be provided at 5:15 and the panel will begin at 5:30.
