Word: kleiman
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...time, and then decline when the consequences became more luridly obvious--only to rise again when a generational forgetfulness sets in and a drug's glamour could assert itself afresh. Indeed, today some experts are worried that an obsessive concern about marijuana may confuse overall perspectives. Says Mark Kleiman, a UCLA professor who specializes in national drug policy: "It's destructive to focus the country on one small part of drug use. Focusing on marijuana ignores the rising use of methamphetamine and the fact that heroin appears to be coming back, and ignores the No. 1 drug of abuse among...
...Kleiman, who testified for Jurado before theLuxembourg court, said he thinks that what he sawof the prosecution's evidence was weak and thatthe judges were prejudiced against Jurado...
...Based on the process I saw in Luxembourg, thefact that he was convicted doesn't do very much tochange my belief that he's probably innocent,"said Kleiman, an expert in criminal justice at theKennedy School...
...Kleiman said he would probably testify again onJurado's behalf if asked to do so by the defense...
...guilty, I'm extremely sorry to hearthat my friend Franklin Jurado took the wrongroad," Kleiman said. "If he's not guilty, I'm evenmore distressed...