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Written by Rachel Raskin-Zrihen
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Sunday, 09 August 2009 |
Paul Armentano is on a mission.
The 37-year-old Vallejo resident aims to convince the powers that be that smoking marijuana is less dangerous on a number of levels than drinking alcohol, and that laws should reflect that.
He has co-authored a book, "Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?," which is available on Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and will soon be distributed to bookstores nationwide, he said.
"For those who may be initially skeptical of this message, 'Marijuana Is Safer' will change the way you think about cannabis," Armentano said. "And for those roughly 50 percent of Americans nationwide who already support reforming America's draconian pot laws, this book will change the way they talk about marijuana." |
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Written by TrésSugar
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Sunday, 09 August 2009 |
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When Michael Phelps partied at the University of South Carolina last November, he was reportedly slamming beers and acting obnoxious. But it was smoking marijuana out of a bong that got him suspended from swimming and dropped by sponsors. In the forthcoming book Marijuana Is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?, authors Steve Fox, Paul Armentano, and Mason Tvert wonder if our country has it all backwards.
You can read an excerpt from the book,
which comes out in September, on Alternet. In it, the authors point out
that the Phelps bong photos hit the web on Super Bowl Sunday, as
millions of Americans were drinking beers and watching beer commercials
on TV — activities that are expected and encouraged.
Marijuana Is Safer looks at the laws governing both
substances and attempts to shatter many of the myths associated with
marijuana use. When you consider alcoholism and drunk driving, not to mention revenue that legalizing marijuana could bring, do you think our country has it backwards? Which substance do you think is safer? |
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Written by SAFER
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Thursday, 16 July 2009 |
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The authors of "Marijuana is Safer: So
Why Are We Driving People to Drink?", including SAFER's Mason Tvert, and the Marijuana Policy Project (MPP) have started a Facebook petition that calls on the popular social networking site to allow the word "marijuana" in fan pages and URLs.
We
petition that Facebook allow legitimate entities engaged in lobbying
and public education efforts to establish Facebook URLs and fan pages
containing the word "Marijuana."
Specifically, we
petition in support of allowing the Marijuana Policy Project to set up
the Facebook username, facebook.com/MarijuanaPolicyProject,
and the authors of the forthcoming book, "Marijuana is Safer: So Why
Are We Driving People to Drink?," to set up a fan page for "Marijuana
is Safer." Up to this point, such actions have been blocked because the proposed names contain a "prohibited word." Attempts to contact
Facebook to rectify the situation have not succeeded...
If you are a Facebook user we hope you will join this group and invite as many of your friends to do so, as well. You can also help spread the word by making your Facebook status -- or tweeting -- something like, "I just signed the Petition to allow "Marijuana" on Facebook," along with a link to this page. |
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Written by Ruth Hare
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Tuesday, 21 July 2009 |
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Should we be congratulating pot smokers and jailing drinkers? A new
book will make the argument that marijuana is a far safer recreational
substance than alcohol, and that our national policies should be
adjusted to reflect that.
Chelsea Green Publishing in White
River Junction plans a July 27 release for "Marijuana Is Safer: So Why
Are We Driving People to Drink?"
It promises to compare and
contrast the relative harms of the two substances — both on personal
health and community safety — and examine the laws and social practices
that steer people toward alcohol. The authors offer a primer on the
cannabis plant and its effects on the user, "debunk the government's
most frequently cited marijuana myths," says the publisher.
Indeed,
the book is designed not just to inform but to, you might say, light a
fire under potential pro-marijuana activists. It lays out "talking
points" that advocates of marijuana-law reform can use on friends,
family, colleagues and elected officials. Its authors represent three
organizations dedicated solely to marijuana policy reform: the
Marijuana Policy Project, the National Organization for the Reform of
Marijuana Laws, and Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation.
Those last two go by the acronyms NORML and SAFER.
We're waiting for a group to lay claim to the name DUDE. |
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