Washington, DC: NORML is still accepting registrations from criminal defense attorneys and the general public for its third annual Aspen Legal Seminar. This year’s event takes place on Friday, June 6 and Saturday, June 7 at the Gant Hotel in downtown Aspen – one of the nation’s most marijuana-friendly cities.
Speakers at this year’s event include John Wesley Hall, president elect of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Jeralyn Merritt, television legal analyst for MSNBC and host of the popular website TalkLeft.com; Gerald Goldstein, past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL) and legal counsel for the late-Hunter S. Thompson; NORML Deputy Director Paul Armentano; and Paul Wright, editor and co-founder of Prison Legal News, the longest publishing independent prisoner rights magazine in US history.
Social events at this year’s conference include an opening night reception, a benefit dinner catered by Aspen chef Chris Lanter of Cache Cache, and an afternoon cookout at the fabled Owl Farm, the legendary Woody Creek home of the late Hunter S. Thompson.
“NORML is proud to make this once-a-year legal seminar open to lawyers and the public,” said NORML founder and Legal Director Keith Stroup. “Don’t miss this rare opportunity to join NORML’s staff and some of the nation’s top pot lawyers and activists in this ‘highly’ unique and intimate setting.”
Conference agenda and registration information (members of the general public may sign up at a reduced rate) for the 2008 Aspen Legal Seminar is now available online at: http://www.norml.org/index.cfm?Group_ID=6823.