ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

We thank each of the following, who provided help or advice on specific points: Laurence Helfer, Les Iversen, Martin Jelsma, and Shekhar Saxena. Particular thanks are due to Louisa Degenhardt for graciously allowing us to draw on her collaborative work with Wayne Hall. Wim Scholten and Bob Keizer provided useful advice at a Beckley Foundation meeting on the project. We also thank each of the following, who provided research or information assistance: Jude Gittins, Jonny Hazell, and Katherine Rudzinski; and Sarah Yeates for assistance in locating the literature on the health effects of cannabis and in formatting the chapter on the health effects of cannabis. Thanks also to Maggie Halls for her assistance in locating reference material for chapters on the range of reforms and their effects.
The report’s authors would like to give special thanks and appreciation to Amanda Feilding, Lady Neidpath, the founder and director of the Beckley Foundation and our convenor. The report was Amanda’s idea in the first place, and she has been instrumental in bringing it into being, patient and helpful with suggestions, and gracious and hospitable throughout the process. She worked with the 5 authors of the report in preparing Chapter 7, the Conclusions and Recommendations.