Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission

On Wednesday I drove to the Oregon capitol building in Salem. I spoke before the Senate Rules Committee and told them why I was seeking appointment to the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission. I was unusually nervous. It is still a strange thing to laud addiction and incarceration as job qualifications, but there I was. Drug policy has effected every facet of my life and the lives of many people that I love. The committee approved me and I was officially confirmed by the full Senate the next day.

Two years since my release from federal prison. One year since my release from Bureau of Prison’s home confinement. One week since my release from supervised release. Today I am officially commissioner on the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission.