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Written by SAFER
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
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SAFER Executive Director Mason Tvert had a column in today's Rocky Mountain News that turns a critical eye to random student drug testing programs being pushed by the Drug Czar's Office and the U.S. Dept. of Education.
Mason attended the ONDCP/DOE press conference in Denver, where he
managed to get this sweet photo taken with Deputy Drug Czarina Bertha
Madras. Doesn't she look thrilled to be there?! The photo also appeared smack dab in the middle of the FRONT page of the Denver Daily News, which ran a good article on the event that included Tvert's perspective on the pitfalls of random student drug testing. An interview with him was also included in the local NBC affiliate's story. |
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Written by SAFER
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
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Probably not, seeing as the Republican presidential candidate's personal wealth is largely the result of his wife Cindy's beer-selling enterprise. But check out his little slip-up during a speech the other day:
Perhaps he had been drinking at the time... |
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Written by SAFER
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Tuesday, 10 June 2008 |
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in his column this week, media critic Jason Salzman gave props to Rocky Mountain News editors for changing their tune on marijuana reform in Denver. You have to respect a newspaper that will change its editorial position as an issue evolves.
That's what the Rocky did last week when it argued that
Denver should make adult possession of less than an ounce of marijuana
its lowest law-enforcement priority, siding with citizens who've voted
twice in favor of this... ...A newspaper should go the extra mile to change its editorial
position if it realizes it's been wrong in the past or something's
changed.
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Written by SAFER
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Friday, 30 May 2008 |
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Today the Rocky Mountain News - one of the two major statewide newspapers (along with the Denver Post) - featured a virtually full-page editorial endorsing the Denver Marijuana Policy Review Panel's recommendation that the city stop prosecuting adults for marijuana possession. The piece carried the headline, "Heed voters on pot," and the sub-headline, "Panel right to vote for fewer prosecutions." The key line: Put simply, most Denverites believe police and prosecutors have better things to do than hassle adults who have a small amount of pot but aren't displaying, selling or lighting it in public. They've said so twice; their opinion should be honored.
This is HUGE news in Colorado because the Rocky has opposed every initiative SAFER has run, including the lowest priority measure last year that led to the panel's creation. As the editorial points out: We opposed both measures. After the first one passed we even said it would be wrong for police to stop enforcing the state law against marijuana possession. But given the unambiguous sentiment in Denver to end these prosecutions, we've since concluded that the city should back off on this matter.
The fact that they spent so much time and space to make this statement could signal a turning point in how they approach the issue in the future, and it is a sign that attitudes are truly changing here in Colorado thanks to all the work that's been done. |
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