EXPERT RESOURCES

I am a historian of American drug policy who provides strategic historical analysis for decision-makers. I help policymakers understand how past drug laws, treatment systems, and regulatory decisions shaped today’s drug landscapes, and how they can use this information to inform better systems in the future.

I firmly believe that clients don’t buy history. They buy better judgement.

Topics I can cover:

  • Federal and state opioid addiction policy history and development

  • Federal and state cannabis policy history and development

  • The development of federal and state drug laws

  • Drug paraphernalia availability and access

  • The effects of legalization, decriminalization, and criminalization on hemp, cannabis, opioids, and other drugs

I am available for:

  • Congressional briefings

  • Historical background memos

  • Expert testimony

  • Staff education sessions

  • Media background interviews

  • Consulting

Most drug policy experts come from medicine, law, economics, public health, or advocacy. Very few have spent more than a decade reconstructing the historical development of policies themselves. 

That’s where my historical expertise comes in. When a proposal resembles one tried in the 1970’s or 1990’s, I can explain what happened and why. That insight that can inform better decision-making, and avoid repeating the mistakes of the past while building upon prior successes.