10/27/14 Forum on Initiative 71, Legalizing Possession of Marijuana

 Panel members (l-r) Malik Burnett, M.D. and M.B.A, AJ Cooper, founder of Freedom Farms and Patrice Sulton, an NAACP-DC attorney, wait for the Community Forum on DC Marijuana Laws & Initiative 71 to begin.  /Photo by Nancy Shia

 Julianne Malveaux moderates the Community Forum on DC Marijuana Laws & Initiative 71 at Shiloh Baptist Church October 27^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia

 Shiloh Baptist Social Justice Minister Thomas L Bowen and Council Member David Grosso listen to the Community Forum on DC Marijuana Laws & Initiative 71 at Shiloh Baptist Church October 27^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia

 Former police officer Ron Hampton is on the panel of the Community Forum on DC Marijuana Laws & Initiative 71 at Shiloh Baptist Church October 27^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia

 Malik Burnett, M.D., M.B.A, is on the panel of the Community Forum on DC Marijuana Laws & Initiative 71 at Shiloh Baptist Church October 27^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia

 Dr. Sandra Jowers-Barber, professor at UDC, is on the panel of the Community Forum on DC Marijuana Laws & Initiative 71 at Shiloh Baptist Church October 27^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia

 Corey L. Barnette, M.B.A., is on the panel of the Community Forum on DC Marijuana Laws & Initiative 71 at Shiloh Baptist Church October 27^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia

 AJ Cooper, founder of Freedom Farms, is on the panel of the Community Forum on DC Marijuana Laws & Initiative 71 at Shiloh Baptist Church October 27^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia

William Jones, leader of an anti-legalization group called TIE DC (Two Is Enough DC) speaks passionately from the audience at the Community Forum on DC Marijuana Laws & Initiative 71 at Shiloh Baptist Church October 27^th.  /Photo by Nancy Shia