Organizations
Individuals
Religious Leaders
Rev. Martin Diaz
International Consulting. Drug Policy and Harm Reduction Advocacy. President of IEPES
Theol. Daniela Kreher
Researcher, Pastoral With Youth, Harm Reduction, Drug Policy Advocacy. IEPES
Pfr. Michael Kleim
Theologian and activist for human rights. Member of the Schildower Kreis network of experts in science and practice. Germany
Padre José Alejandro Solalinde
Theologian and Catholic Priest, defender of the human rights of migrants. Coordinator of the Pastoral of Human Mobility South Pacific of the Mexican Episcopate.
Padre Luis Barrios
Theologian and Professor of John Jay College of Criminal Justice & Member of Ph.D. faculties in critical social/personality psychology. Graduate Center-City University of New York; Fellow American College of Forensic Examiner Institute-FECFEI
Rvdo. Martín Barahona
Bishop Emeritus and Peace Ambassador of the Anglican Episcopal Church of El Salvador.
Dr. Dr. David A. Roldán
Dr. in Theology and Dr. in Philosophy, Dean of the Theological Institute FIET. Argentina
Lesley Murdock
Administrator | Multicultural Growth & Witness of Unitarian Universalist Association, USA
Rvdo. Miguel A. Hernandez
Priest in charge of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in West Orange, NJ. USA
Rev. Graham Long AM
CEO/Pastor
The Wayside Chapel, Australia
Rev. Margarita Sánchez
Bishop of Metropolitan Community Church (MCC), Dean of the MCC Garner Institute, Brazil.
Rev. Cristiano Valerio
Coordinator of MCC in the Southern Cone.
Rev. Héctor Gutiérrez
Elder of MCC – Metropolitan Christian Church. Associate Director of the Office of Emerging Ministries, Mexico
Fray Julián Cruzalta
Theologian and Activist for Human Rights, Mexico
Rev. Daniel Santos Rodríguez
Holder of the “Apostolic House Christ Libertador” Community of the City of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
Rvdo. Mario Luna
Theologian, Ecumenical Church, El Salvador
Christoph Schmidt
Social Deacon, Germany
Ulrich Töpfer
Bund Evangelischer Jugend Mitteldeutschland, Deutschland
Academics and Experts
Noam Chomsky
Linguist, philosopher and activist. Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). USA
David Nutt
DM FRCP FRCPsych FMedSci DLaws, Prof of Neuropsychopharmacology, Imperial College, UK
Dra. Raquel Peyraube
Consultant in Harm Reduction and Public Policies | Uruguay
Lic. Fidel Nieto
Rector of the Salvadorean Lutheran University, El Salvador
Lic. Dagoberto Gutiérrez
Vice-rector of the Salvadorean Lutheran University and Signer of the Peace Agreements, El Salvador
Dr. Sergio Sánchez Bustos
Medical Doctor and Director of “Latinoamérica Reforma” Foundation, Chile
Psic. Armando Loizaga Pazzi
Director of NIERIKA A.C. Multidisciplinary Association for the Preservation of Indigenous Traditions of Sacred Plants, Mexico
Dr. Mariano Fusero
Director of the Drug Policy Area of the Penal Thought Association (APP), Argentina.
Ernesto Cortés
Executive Director of the Costa Rican Association for the Study and Intervention in Drugs (ACEID), Costa Rica
Rodrigo Uprimny Yepes
Founder and Member of the Board of Directors of “Dejusticia”, Colombia
Profesor Hakim Himmich
President of the Association for the Fight against AIDS (ALCS), Morocco
M.A. Natalia Navas
Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell University, Master of International Studies, CUNY Graduate Center (Postgraduate Center, University of New York City). Specialist in the sociological exploration of the patterns of globalized labor migration reflected in the new economy after the collapse of 2008. Militant for the rights of Migrants. USA
MSc. Astrid Hahner
Biology (Neurosciences) with expertise in psychedelic plant healing Berlin
Hans Cousto
Mathematician and musicologist. Expert in drugs. Author. Switzerland / Germany.
Dra. Rahel Gall
Director of CONTACT, Foundations of Addiction Assistance, Switzerland.
Jean-Félix Savary
Secretary General GREA – Groupement Romand d’Etudes des Addictions, Suiza
Dr. Milton Flores
Medical Psychiatrist, “Triagram” Institute for the Development of Life in Community, Chile
Dr. Alex Wodak AM
Emeritus Consultant, Alcohol and Drug Service, St Vincent’s Hospital
Joycelyn Woods
Director National Alliance for Medication Assisted Recovery, N.Y. EEUU
Prof. Carla Rossi | Italia
Professor of Medical Statistics, Representative of Nonviolent Radical Party Transnational Transparty (NRPTT) to UNODC, Official National Expert of HRDU indicator to EMCDDA, President of the Association Centro Studi Statistici e Sociali
Zach Walsh, PhD, RPsych
Associate Professor l Psychology | The University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Marcus Day DSc
Director of Caribbean Drug & Alcohol Research Institute, Saint Lucia [1]
Eberhard Schatz
Coordinator CORRELATION network, c/o Foundation De REGENBOOG GROEP, Holanda
Oscar Hugo Espin Garcia
St public mental health master degree at UNAM & member of ssdp México chapter
Juan Machín
Director of the Caritas Center for “Training for Drug Dependence Care and Associated Critical Situations” A.C., Mexico
Lynne Raskin
CEO of South Riverdale Community Health Centre, Canada
Dr. Matthias von Reusner
Medical Doctor, Nueva York, USA
Dirk Schaeffer
Board Member of Deutsche AIDS Hilfe
Silke Reichrath
Co-founder Brook Valley Research for Education in Nonviolence.
Hans Sinn
Co-founder Brook Valley Research for Education in Nonviolence.
Mariana Pinzon
Sciences of Religion, German Hemp Association, Cannafem, Germany
Marcel Schage
Political scientist, Germany.
Joana Canêdo
Advocacy and Policy Officer of Agência Piaget para o Desenvolvimento (APDES), Portugal
Ethan A Nadelmann
Founder of Drug Policy Alliance
Ralf Gerlach
Institute for the Furtherance of Qualitative Drug Research, Acceptance-Oriented Drug Work, and Rational Drug Policy, Münster, Germany.
Aram Barra
Master in Politics and Public Administration from New York University and University College London. He is currently an independent consultant on health, safety and human rights issues.
Politicians, Officials and Former Officials
Bodo Ramelow
Prime Minister of Thuringia, Germany
Lic. Milton Romani Gerner
Former General Secretary of the National Drug Board and Former Ambassador of Uruguay to the Organization of American States. Uruguay
Hubert Wimber
Former president of the Münster police. Board Member of LEAP, Germany
Dr. Herbert Wilfredo Barillas
Former Rector of National University of El Salvador, El Salvador
Volker Beck
Member of federal parlament. Alliance 90/the Green’s, Germany.
Andreas Müller
Juvenile Judge, Author, Germany.
Tibor Harrach
Pharmacist and Green Party candidate for the Bundestag, Berlin
Holger Gundlach
Former Director of the Department of Drugs of the National Office of Criminal Police of Hamburg, Germany.
Journalists and opinion makers:
Emilio Ruchansky
Journalist and author of “A world with drugs alternative roads to prohibition”, Argentina
Roger Liggenstorfer
Editorial “Nachtschatten”, Switzerland
Social Leaders
Roberto Cañas
Signing of the Peace Agreements, professor and political analyst. El Salvador
Enrico Fletzer
President of the European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies -ENCOD, Italy.
Joyce A. Rivera, ABD, MA
Founder and Executive Director “Harm Reduction Corner” of Santa Ana, NY, USA
Anton M Djajaprawira
Executive Director of Rumah Cemara. Indonesia
Anke van Dam
Executive Director AFEW International, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Farid Ghehiouèche
Head of advocacy, FAAAT think & do tank
André Nilsen
Chair of Normal Norge
Amy Romanello
Charité Universitatsmedizin zu Berlin, líder del capítulo de SSDP Berlín
Roar Mikalsen
President of AROD
Ana Maria Gazmuri
CEO, Fundación Daya, Chile
Rubem César Fernandes
Director of “Viva Rio”, Brazil
Anna Quigley
City Wide, Independent Councillor on Dublin City Council, Gregory Group, Community activist, Irland
Dan Bigg
Director of Chicago Recovery Alliance, USA
Donna May
MUMSDU (moms united and mandated to saving the lives of Drug Users), Canada
Gretchen Burns Bergman
New PATH (Parents for Addiction Treatment & Healing) and Moms United to End the War on Drugs, California, USA
Dr J. Carolyn Gomes
Executive Director, Caribbean Vulnerable Communities Coalition (CVC), Jamaica
Joel Simpson
Founding Co-Chairperson, Society Against Sexual Orientation Discrimination, Guyana
J.R. Neuberger, CMA
Member, Board of Directors, National Alliance for Medication Assisted RecoveryJ.R. Neuberger, CMA. USA
Emma Guadalupe Rodríguez Romero
President of SSDP-Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, Mexico.
Héctor Joel Anaya Segura
Director of SSDP-Students for a Sensible Drug Policy, Mexico.
Mark A. Varca, J.D.
Chairman, Federal CURE, Florida
Rachel Beth Wissner
Outreach Associate, Family Law & Cannabis Alliance, Massachusetts
Christian Hui
Co-founder and Chair, Canadian Positive People Network, HIV+ and PWU/ID activist
Dennis Sobin, Director
Safe Streets Arts Foundation, Washington, DC
Howard Gough
Executive Chairman Jamaica Psychosocial Foundation (JPF)
Wiqas Ahmad
International Working Group Member of Initiative for Youth and Sustainable Development, Pakistan
Ulrich Töpfer
Federation of Evangelical Youth Central Germany, Germany.
Graham de Barra
Executive Director of Help Not Harm, Irland
Florian Scheibein
Deputy Director of HELP NOT HARM, Irland
Ana Maria Gazmuri
CEO, Fundación Daya, Chile
Business and philanthropic leaders
Louis Santiago
Director at CannaSense Total Wellness, EEUU
John McAfee
Computer security expert
Law and Justice
Jack A. Cole
Retired Lieutenant of New Jersey Police Department, Co-Founder of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, Honorary Council Member of Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Ronald Hampton
Retired Police Officer of the Metropolitan Police Department of Washington, DC, former Executive Director of Blacks In Law Enforcement of America.
Greg Barns
Barrister and former National President of the Australian Lawyers Alliance
Activists
Diego Grooscors
Independent activist, Costa Rica
Crack Rodríguez
Artivist, El Salvador
Ian McKnight from
Community Activist, Jamaica
Karsten Tögel – Lins
“Legal High Inhaltsstoffe”, Germany
Sebastian Bassy
Pflegedienstleitung Caritas Sozialstation, Germany
Sarah Nied
Germany
Dennis Karaula
Hanf Initiative. Frankfurt, Germany
Dirk Grimm
Mindzone, München, Germany
Holger Mueller
Student, Germany
Nic Voelk
Germany
Hendrikje Buhl
Germany
Matthias Hein
Germany
Moritz Rukiek
Germany
Reinhard Lehmann
Germany
Niels Biedermann
Germany
Imanuel Ziefle
Germany
Pia Huber
Germany
Michael Tillmanns
Germany
Uwe Vedder
Germany
Mark Zankl
Germany
Max Lausmann
Germany
Marcel Falke
Germany
Michael Thomas Bauer
Germany
Marcel Terhaag
Germany
Peter Schneider
Germany
Frans Bronkhorst
Netherlands
Matthias Rudelt
Germany
Herbert Pahlitzsch
Germany
Matthias Ulbrich
Germany
Richard Neubert
Germany
Jörg Schönthaler
Germany
Ralf Heinrich
Germany
Daniel Reusse
Germany
Sonja Faber
Germany
Marc Wenk
Educador/ Erzieher, Germany
Oda Meubrink
Germany
Florian Kraft
Germany
Laif Weishaupt
Germany
Alexandra Tarragoni Maillard
Suiza