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Written by Bryant West
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Tuesday, 01 September 2009 |
On a college campus, there is no mystery
surrounding the reality of alcohol consumption amongst students.
Continued evidence of binge drinking leaves many questioning what
long-term impact this may have on ones health. In an August 21 Salem
News article a group of researchers at the University of San Diego were
covered who believed they may have found evidence to suggest that
marijuana could help protect against brain damage.
Individuals
aged 16-19 were broken into three groups: the binge drinkers, marijuana
smoking binge drinkers, and a control group of sobriety devotees. With
the use of a highly complicated brain scanner, results showed more
white matter damage in the brains of the alcohol exclusive bingers.
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Written by Alan Wallace
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Sunday, 30 August 2009 |
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Many arguments for ending marijuana prohibition are familiar, including the potential tax windfall, freedom of personal choice and the financial and societal costs of a policy that's a failure as a practical matter. Now, a new book uses documented scientific and medical evidence to make a less familiar argument: that punishing
adults for using marijuana is senseless because, compared with legal and widely accepted alcohol, it's far less harmful.
Steve Fox, director of state campaigns for the Marijuana Policy Project, visited the Trib to discuss "Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?" (Chelsea Green). Following are excerpts from Fox's discussion of the book, which he co-authored with Paul Armentano, deputy director of NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws), and Mason Tvert, co-founder and executive director of SAFER (Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation).
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Written by Kirsten Akens
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Thursday, 27 August 2009 |
Colorado authors will fill the bookshelves with pigskin, pot and more this autumnSeptember
If you've ever heard the "Marijuana is Safer than Alcohol" message
(and been intrigued by it), then Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are
We Driving People to Drink? (Chelsea Green Publishing,
$14.95/paperback, Sept. 15) might be just the book you've been seeking.
Mason Tvert, co-founder and executive director of Safer
Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER), and a member of Denver's
Marijuana Policy Review Panel (appointed by Mayor John Hickenlooper),
has written a tome, along with Steve Fox and Paul Armentano, that
addresses why our nation has been pushed toward alcohol and away from
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Written by Stephen C. Webster
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Thursday, 27 August 2009 |
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Denver may soon become the most laid-back city in America.
As far as its marijuana laws are concerned, that is.
A city panel recommended on Wednesday that Denver lower its penalty
for marijuana possession by adults to just $1. The fine currently sits
at $50. The state also mandates an additional $100 surcharge and an
additional $10 fee.
“The panel was created by Mayor John Hickenlooper in December 2007
after voters passed an ordinance that made it so adult marijuana
possession is the city’s ‘lowest law enforcement priority,’” noted Colorado’s NBC 9News.
The panel voted 6-2 to recommend the fee change, according to The Denver Post.
The $1 fine still requires approval by a Denver judge. Even if the
judge agrees, the total penalty for marijuana possession will still
stand at $111.
This video is from Colorado’s NBC 9News, broadcast Wednesday, August 26, 2009. |
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Written by Brendan Williams-Kief
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Thursday, 27 August 2009 |
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Denver's marijuana policy review panel agreed Wednesday to send a
letter to the presiding judge of Denver County Court urging a $1 fine
as penalty for possession of marijuana of less than an ounce. The
current fine schedule indicates a $50 fine for such offenses, plus a
$100 drug surcharge required by the state of Colorado and a $10 "bureau
fee." Mason Tvert, a member of the panel and the executive director of Safer Alternative
for Enjoyable Recreation, which has pushed decriminalizing possession
of small amounts of marijuana, said state law requires the surcharge
and the $10 bureau fee. |
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Written by Jeffrey Wolf
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Wednesday, 26 August 2009 |
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DENVER - A city panel in charge of overseeing marijuana possession crimes in Denver recommended on Wednesday that the fine for possession be set at $1.
If Denver's presiding judge accepts the recommendation from the Denver Marijuana Policy Review Panel, the fine would be the lowest in the entire nation for marijuana possession.
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