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http://freedomofmedicineanddiet.blogspot.com/2015/06/covington-burling-and-drug-policy.html Drug Policy Alliance 131 West 33 rd St., 15 th Floor New York, NY 10001                                                                                     June 30, 2015 Dear Drug Policy Alliance: Enclosed is a suggested panel proposal for our Drug Policy Alliance International Drug Policy Conference this November 18-21, 2015 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott at 1700 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington, VA 22202 “Covington & Burling And Drug Policy Reform” .   Covington & Burling has a long and fascinating involvement in policy regarding drugs and other consumables.   The firms’ founder James Harry Covington was present as a congressman in deliberations regarding amendments to the 1906 Pure Foods and Drugs Act that lead to the crafting of the 1914 Harrison ‘Narcotics’ Act.   He subsequently became a judge who upheld the Harrison Act’s regulatory delegation of power to the U.S Departmen