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Written by SAFER
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Wednesday, 21 July 2010 |
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According to a first-of-its-kind study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, marijuana is rarely associated with ER visits despite it being the most commonly used illegal drug. NORML Deputy Director and Marijuana is Safer coauthor Paul Armentano has a new piece up on the AlterNet Speakeasy discussing the details. Here's an excerpt, or you can click HERE to read the entire article: Investigators concluded, “[M]arijuana was by far the most
commonly used (illicit) drug, but individuals who used marijuana had a
low prevalence of drug-related ED visits”... A prior case-control study conducted by the University of Missouri also reported an inverse relationship
between marijuana use and injury risk, finding, “Self-reported
marijuana use in the previous seven days was associated … with a
substantially decreased risk of injury.” Most recently, a RAND study published this month reported that fewer than 200 total patients
were admitted to California hospitals in 2008 for “marijuana abuse or
dependence.” By contrast, there are an estimated 73,000 annual
hospitalizations in California related to the use of alcohol.
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Written by SAFER
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Monday, 19 July 2010 |
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It's time for the
nation's largest drug education program to get its facts straight when
it comes to the world's two most popular recreational substances.
In a guest column in opposition to the marijuana reform
initiative on the ballot in California, DARE America Chairman Skip
Miller goes off about how marijuana "mushes up your brain," "lowers
inhibitions," and "makes users engage in risky behavior." Meanwhile,
the DARE America website discusses how "[s]ocial drinking is an acceptable and pleasurable activity
for millions of Americans," which "relaxes you, curbs stress, and
chases away inhibitions."
DARE instructors from across the
nation are gathering this week for the DARE International Training
Conference. We can't help but assume they will be instructed to
continue spreading this misguided and potentially dangerous message that
alcohol is an acceptable form of intoxication for adults, yet marijuana
is just too harmful, cannot be consumed responsibly, and thus should
never be allowed as an alternative.
As a result, SAFER and Chelsea Green
Publishing are offering every DARE instructor in the nation a FREE copy
of Marijuana is Safer: So why are we driving people to
drink? In order to reach Mr. Miller and the DARE organization
as a whole, however, we need your help...
Take action today and send DARE a message!
CLICK
HERE or visit http://tinyurl.com/3yfsw5e to send DARE America Chairman Skip Miller
an e-mail, calling on him and DARE to admit that marijuana is safer
than alcohol and incorporate this important fact into the DARE's
curriculum.
In fact, Mr. Miller essentially
challenged you to do so in his column:
As the chairman of DARE America... I
have yet to see one [e-mail from a marijuana reform supporter] that
overcomes the body of scientific research demonstrating that smoking
marijuana is harmful and does just one thing well: It gets people
high...
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Written by SAFER
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Sunday, 18 July 2010 |
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From a Denver Post story regarding DEA Special Agent Jeffrey Sweetin's departure from the Colorado DEA office. Sweetin has been among the most vocal and active opponents of marijuana reform in the state over the past several years. Read the entire story HERE. Mason Tvert, campaign director of SAFER, a
marijuana advocacy group, says he is glad Sweetin is leaving, but
agrees that his moving on won't change the DEA's mission. "One disingenuous anti-marijuana zealot is just the same as another,
and I would expect that his replacement would be just as adamant about
going after marijuana regardless if the substance is safer than
alcohol," Tvert said.
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Written by SAFER
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010 |
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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. Mason discusses his recent piece on The Huffington Post regarding former Bush drug warrior Kevin Sabet -- now with the Obama Administration -- who has recently been fishing for info he can use to discredit Colorado's medical marijuana dispensaries. Click HERE
to to listen!
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