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Broad Coalition Forming in Support of 2012 Initiative to End Marijuana Prohibition in Colorado
Written by SAFER   
Wednesday, 25 May 2011

Together we can end marijuana prohibition in Colorado next year.  

A broad coalition of activists, organizations, businesses, and professionals recently submitted language for a 2012 statewide legalization initiative in Colorado. The yet to be finalized measure would essentially remove penalties for private marijuana possession and limited home growing, and establish a legal and regulated marijuana market for adults 21 and older. 

We went through an exceptionally exhaustive five-plus-month process to produce the filed initiative language, which we believe is incredibly strong.  We coordinated with dozens of organizations, attorneys, activists, patients, marijuana business owners, and other stakeholders, both in Colorado and around the country.  We also solicited comments from the public via our organizations' lists of thousands of Colorado reform supporters, magazine ads, and events around the state.

As we navigate the state's initiative process we have the opportunity to continue to communicating with the community and making slight changes to the language if they seem necessary.  Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any specific concerns or questions, which we will take into strong consideration and address as quickly as possible.

Recent polling has found that roughly 50 percent of likely Colorado voters will support legalization in 2012.  Although this is a great start, we will be doing everything in our power to increase that number leading up to the election; in particular, organizing a massive grassroots campaign and educating the public on the issue.  We will also continue to build our broad coalition of support, which already consists of SAFER, Sensible Colorado, the Marijuana Policy Project, the Drug Policy Alliance, NORML, Students for Sensible Drug Policy, Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, and the Women's Marijuana Movement, among other organizations, as well as countless activists, businesses, and reform supporters throughout Colorado and across the nation. 

CLICK HERE to become part of the coalition.

 
Mile High Kush Expo in Denver May 20-22
Written by SAFER   
Wednesday, 18 May 2011

 Join SAFER this weekend for the Mile High Kush Expo at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver!

Mile High Kush Expo will be happening this Friday through Sunday, May 20-22.  There will also be a full weekend of seminars and presentations by guest speakers including grow experts, industry leaders, advocates, attorneys and many more.  There will also be hundreds of booths and thousands of giveaways.

 SAFER's Mason Tvert will be among the featured speakers and we will have a large booth at which we'll be signing up supporters for the 2012 CO legalization campaign. Please come by, say hello, and join the effort!

Go to http://www.KushExpo.com for more information, including event schedules, directions, and participating vendors

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Former County Health Officer Supports Local Initiative, Says Marijuana is Safer Than Alcohol
Written by SAFER   
Saturday, 07 May 2011

It's always wonderful to hear current and former health officials speak frankly about the relative harms of alcohol and marijuana.  That's why it was so great to see this story in The Spokesman-Review out in Spokane, Wa., where activists are working to place a marijuana reform measure on the local ballot.

It quotes Dr. Kim Thorburn, Spokane County’s former health officer, who got straight to the point:

“What I would love to see is a change in policy and good research and to get this settled,” she said. Thorburn said if she lived in the city she would probably vote for the proposal to make pot possession the lowest law enforcement priority. It could help take the focus of government drug policy off of enforcement and toward the treatment of drug addiction, she said. Marijuana, she said, is safer than alcohol.

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On "4/20," Activists Highlight Relative Safety of Cannabis Compared to Alcohol
Written by SAFER   
Thursday, 21 April 2011

Kudos to these student activists with NORML and Students for Sensible Drug Policy, who used this year's 4/20 "marijuana holiday" to convey the fact that marijuana is safer than alcohol. 

According to an article that appeared in the Washington State University newspaper, The Daily Evergreen:

About 30 students gathered on the sky bridge between the Lighty Student Services Building and the Glenn Terrell Mall Wednesda... with signs reading “Cannabis is safer than alcohol...

The same sentiment was also conveyed by activists just down the coast in Santa Cruz, Ca. From an article published by the San Jose Mercury News:

"Marijuana brings people together. I think its safer than alcohol. It is a medicine and you never hear of violence from smoking pot."

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