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Written by SAFER
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Monday, 08 June 2009 |
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 An interview with SAFER Executive Director Mason Tvert is included in this week's edition of 4:20 Drug War News on the Drug Truth Network. The piece is centered on the recent news that marijuana use is up and dangerous drinking is down in Colorado, the site of many highly publicized SAFER campaigns and other activities.
Click HERE to to listen!
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Written by Tyler Lopez
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Thursday, 04 June 2009 |
DENVER -- From binge drinking, to use of cigarettes and marijuana, Coloradans are more likely to use these substances -- and have less concern about using them -- than many other states.
According to a study released Thursday by the Office of Applied Sciences at the federal Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the perception of great risk associated with using marijuana once a month dropped in Colorado between the last study from 2005-2006, and the most recent study from 2006-2007, from a perceived risk of 30.7 percent to 28.42 percent.
That puts the pot "fear factor" in Colorado much lower than the national average of 38 percent, which increased.
Translation: Nationwide teens 12 and older are more worried about using pot than Colorado respondents of the same age.
"It demonstrates a growing movement toward more rational recreational activities. There are millions of Americans that enjoy using marijuana, and more and more they are feeling free to use it or discuss it with other people. There‘s obviously a growing sentiment," said Mason Tvert, a marijuana legalization advocate. "It’s unsurprising that more and more people are making the safer choice.”
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Written by SAFER
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Tuesday, 05 May 2009 |
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From Asheville Citizen-Times columnist Dave Russel's latest piece: What about alcohol? In many ways, legalizing marijuana
makes more sense than legalizing even alcohol. Marijuana, while
habit-forming, is not addictive. No one has ever overdosed on
marijuana, but people drink themselves to death, sadly. Overall,
alcohol use, through DUI accidents and long-term health issues, kills
about 100,000 people a year. I’ll take a stoned driver over a drunk
driver any day. Studies show that alcohol contributes to incidences
of domestic violence and sexual assault and marijuana use does not. As
a matter of fact, studies show that alcohol use contributes to
aggressive behavior and acts of violence, whereas marijuana use
actually reduces the likelihood of violence. And finally, like it says
on more than one bathroom wall, “God made marijuana, man made alcohol.
Who do you trust?”
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Written by Patricia Calhoun
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Thursday, 07 May 2009 |
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If the Colorado Legislature can tie a debate on the death penalty to
the dismal economy, no reason California can't do the same for a
discussion of legalizing marijuana. "Well, I think it's not time for
(legalization), but I think it's time for a debate," Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said Tuesday.
"I think all of those ideas of creating extra revenues, I'm always for
an open debate on it. And I think we ought to study very carefully what
other countries are doing that have legalized marijuana and other
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