12 Facts About Jon Gettman

Jon B Gettman was born on August 20,1957 and is a marijuana rights activist, a leader of the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis, and a former head of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws.

Jon Gettman has a PhD in public policy and regional economic development from George Mason University and is a longtime contributor to High Times magazine.

Jon Gettman frequently publishes on the marijuana industry and is an associate professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Shenandoah University in Virginia.

Jon Gettman received a BA in Anthropology from the Catholic University of America and a MS in Justice, specializing in drug policy, from American University.

Jon Gettman holds a PhD in public policy and regional economic development from George Mason University, where he is a senior fellow.

Jon Gettman is a marijuana reform activist and head of the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis.

In 1999, Jon Gettman presented a speech, Science and the End of Marijuana Prohibition, at the 12th International Conference on Drug Policy Reform.

Jon Gettman noted that under the Controlled Substances Act, the key decision-makers on marijuana are the scientists at the United States Department of Health and Human Services, whose scientific and medical findings are binding on the Drug Enforcement Administration.

In 1995 Jon Gettman submitted a petition to the Drug Enforcement Administration calling for the rescheduling of cannabis.

In 1999, Jon Gettman speculated that if removed from Schedule I, cannabis could be:.

Jon Gettman explained that apparently "only those who are actually injured by DEA's refusal to reschedule cannabis have standing to submit DEA's potential actions in this area to judicial review by the federal courts" and organized a coalition to meet this requirement for a subsequent petition.

Jon Gettman then argues that marijuana prohibition has failed and calls for the legalization and regulation of what he calculated to be a $35.8 billion industry.