BLAIR GIBBS

Blair is a political consultant and former senior advisor in the UK government. He saw up close how current drug laws and prohibition impacts society and undermines the justice and healthcare systems. As policy advisor in the London Mayor’s Office, and subsequently in the Ministry of Justice, Blair has expertise in Whitehall policy-making and the UK’s regulatory regime for drugs. Based in Vancouver, he blogs for Volteface and sits on the board of the Stanford University Network for Addiction Policy.