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Written by Joel Warner
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Tuesday, 19 January 2010 |
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Forget California dreamin'. These days Mason Tvert, the media-savvy
founder of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), has been
dreaming of Washington State -- where the good city of Seattle just
rolled out a citywide marijuana measure that Tvert's been pushing
Denver to implement for years.
In a letter recently sent to members of the Denver Marijuana Policy
Review Panel -- a mayor-appointed body of which Tvert is a member --
and other city officials, Tvert made note of how Pete Holmes, Seattle's
new city attorney has announced he's dismissing all marijuana-possession cases
that had been underway in the city and will no longer file charges for
marijuana possession unless there are "out of the ordinary
circumstances." The move is a response to a referendum Seattle voters
passed in 2003 that made marijuana the lowest priority for local law
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Written by Michael Roberts
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
...alleged sponsor of group backing restrictive medical marijuana lawsHardly a day goes by without Mason Tvert, head of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), going after some individual or institution
standing in the way of legalizing marijuana use for adults in Colorado
and beyond. Still, his latest target is a surprise: Starbucks, the
ubiquitous peddler of a highly addictive substance -- coffee.
Why? According to a manifesto
on SAFER's website, "The Colorado Drug Investigators Association
(CDIA), the group spearheading anti-marijuana lobbying efforts, is
sponsored by several local and national businesses including Starbucks
Coffee, Glock handguns, and -- you guessed it -- members of the alcohol
industry!" |
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Written by Nick Franciose
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Thursday, 21 January 2010 |
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Today, Mason Tvert, founder of SAFER (Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation), called for a boycott of Starbucks,
saying the coffee chain supported the Colorado Drug Investigators
Association, a lobbying group that has opposed to medical marijuana.
The CDIA, which listed Starbucks as a sponsor on its website
alongside such vendors as Glock handguns and Point Blank Body Armor, is
a group that is seeking to overturn Colorado's constitutional amendment
allowing cannabis for medical use. |
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Written by SAFER
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Friday, 22 January 2010 |
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 An interview with SAFER Executive Director Mason Tvert is featured on the latest episode of the John Doe Radio Show. Among the topics discussed are recent medical marijuana legislation in Colorado, what SAFER has in store
for Colorado in 2012, and what the organization is working on this spring.
Click HERE to listen to the podcast.
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