Watch the full length video of the analysis by Ethan Nadelmann, presented at the 8th National Harm Reduction Conference in Austin, USA.
The HCLU's video advocacy team filmed the presentation of the Drug Policy Alliance's Executive Director, Ethan Nadelmann, at the Harm Reduction Conference in Austin, Texas, on November 18, 2010.
HCLU's video team thanks the Harm Reduction Coalition to make it possible for us to attend the conference!
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