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Denver Post: DNC not green enough for Denver
Written by Mason Tvert   
Monday, 04 August 2008
Organizers of this year's Democratic National Convention have talked a lot about making it the "greenest" political convention ever.

Yet one particularly popular green substance has been conspicuously absent from their plans and the public discussion: marijuana.
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Boston Globe: A pitch for golfer's high
Written by Mason Tvert   
Monday, 04 August 2008

GUZZLING BEER and wine on the links could soon be legal in Massachusetts if state lawmakers get their way ("Is alcohol par for the course?" City & Region, July 22). Many amateur golfers find alcohol to be a relaxing or refreshing addition to the game, and some more competitive players even use it to calm their nerves. Although such legislation is sure to appease folks who enjoy mixing rounds of golf with rounds of drinks, it has others worried. Some fear it would lead to more rowdy behavior and possibly damage to courses.

Let me recommend a potential solution: grass. Not grass like that on the green; the other "green": marijuana. As with alcohol, many adults use marijuana to relax and recreate. Yet it does not contribute to all the fighting, property damage, and other unpleasant behavior that often accompanies boozing. Sure, it may sound like a long shot now. But as more people come to realize marijuana is safer than alcohol, it's only a matter of time before laws prohibiting it are scratched and its use simply becomes par for the course.

MASON TVERT
Executive director, Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation
Denver

 
Denver Daily News: Colorado up in smoke?
Written by Peter Marcus   
Wednesday, 30 July 2008

Study: State top 10 in pot use

The potency of marijuana has increased over 151 percent since 1983. But Coloradans still say, “Smoke ‘em if you got ‘em.”

A study released yesterday by the Office of National Drug Control Policy indicates that Colorado ranks in the top 10 for states with the highest current marijuana use. At least 7.6 percent of Coloradans smoked weed in the past month.
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Denver Post: Group wants pot in airport lounges
Written by Felisa Cardona   
Wednesday, 25 June 2008

Marijuana proponents want to know why federal officials continue to allow people to use alcohol on airplanes, but won't allow pot smoking in the lounges at Denver International Airport.

"Does it make sense to allow adults to use a drug that causes problems on airplanes and not allow them to use one that does not cause problems on airplanes?" asked Mason Tvert, executive director of Safer Alternatives For Enjoyable Recreation.

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Rocky Mountain News: Tvert pushes pot smoking at DIA
Written by James Meadow   
Wednesday, 25 June 2008

'Alcohol-related air rage' threatens travelers, he says

Attention: You are now free to float about the cabin.

Well, not yet, but maybe someday - that is, if Mason Tvert has anything to say about.

Tvert, a crusader for legalizing marijuana, has called for pot-smoking lounges in the nation's airports. His reason for doing goes beyond his cannabis liberation mission: He wants to help make flying safer.

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ABC 7: Marijuana Group Calls For Pot Lounges In Airports
Written by ABC 7   
Wednesday, 25 June 2008

'SAFER' Group Says It's Viable Alternative To Alcohol

Members of a Denver-based, pro-marijuana group announced their recommendation to solve the growing problem of alcohol abuse on planes: provide marijuana smoking lounges in airports nationwide.

When U.S. Attorney Troy Eid tackled the topic of people drinking too much on planes Monday, pot wasn’t the solution he had in mind, but Mason Tvert with SAFER, Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation, said maybe he should think about it.

"In hopes of quelling the growing concern of drunk and disorderly passengers," said Tvert.

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