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Written by SAFER
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Thursday, 31 December 2009 |
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Multiple reports have begun to trickle in about a city council meeting in Richmond, California, at which the book coauthored by SAFER's executive director, Marijuana Is Safer: So why are we driving people to drink?, apparently played a significant role in defeating bad marijuana legislation. Here's perhaps the most detailed account of what happened: I was at a Richmond city council meeting 3 days ago because they were deciding on banning dispensaries in their city. I was there speaking against the ban. One of the city supervisors, Dr. Ritterman held up your book in front of about 50 mmj supporters and the room went wild. They all knew your book. The doctor said "I purchased this book while I was researching cannabis prior to my voting on this issue." There were other city council members that said "If the doctor here votes for it, I vote for it." So, the city of Richmond in California can keep it's 4 dispensaries opened. That wasn't mentioned anywhere in reports, but I was there. I was one of the people that cheered when the doctor held up your book!
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Written by SAFER
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Thursday, 10 December 2009 |
SAFER Executive Director Mason Tvert was a featured guest on the Jeff Farias Show last night. Click HERE to listen to the podcast (the segment was on at 6 p.m. MST), which includes discussion about the current state of marijuana policy, as well as its immediate future.
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Written by SAFER
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Wednesday, 09 December 2009 |
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SAFER Executive Director Mason Tvert was a featured guest on the latest installment of the Cultural Baggage Radio Show produced by Dean Becker at the Drug Truth Network. Click HERE to listen to the interview!
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Written by SAFER
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Thursday, 03 December 2009 |
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According to a report on PsychCentral.com, the
largest and oldest Web-based independent mental health social network, researchers at the University of California-Berkeley have found that
substituting marijuana for alcohol could help people overcome alcohol
abuse. Amanda Reiman carried out the study at the UC-Berkeley Patient’s Group, a medical cannabis dispensary.
She said, “Substituting cannabis for alcohol has been described as a radical
alcohol treatment protocol. This approach could be used to address
heavy alcohol use in the British Isles - people might substitute
cannabis, a potentially safer drug than alcohol with less negative side
effects, if it were socially acceptable and available.”
An abstract of the study has been published in the Harm Reduction Journal, and you can find SAFER's news release regarding it by clicking below. |
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