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Written by SAFER
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Monday, 22 March 2010 |
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John J. Dilulio Jr., a former director of President George W. Bush's White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives -- and coauthor of the book, "Body Count: Moral Poverty...And How to Win America's War Against Crime and Drugs," which he wrote along with ex-drug czars Bill Bennett and John Walters -- has penned an article in which he highlights the relative safety of marijuana and questions the efficacy of its prohibition.  "Sixth, legalize marijuana for medically prescribed uses, and seriously consider decriminalizing it altogether. Last year there were more than 800,000 marijuana-related arrests. The impact of these arrests on crime rates was likely close to zero. There is almost no scientific evidence showing that pot is more harmful to its users’ health, more of a "gateway drug," or more crime-causing in its effects than alcohol or other legal narcotic or mind-altering substances..."
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Written by SAFER
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Monday, 22 March 2010 |
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SAFER co-founders and (Marijuana
Is Safer coauthors) Steve Fox and Mason Tvert have a post on AlterNet's SpeakEasy
discussing Ben Roethlisberger, the Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback was recently accused of alcohol-related sexual assault (again), and how the NFL's anti-marijuana policy might be fueling such behavior.
Here's an excerpt, or you can CLICK
HERE to read the entire post: If the NFL Were More Lenient About Pot, Would the Players Get
Involved in Less Drunken Violence? ...This week, the media world is buzzing with news of an alleged sexual
assault by Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The least
surprising aspect of these reports is that the incident occurred at a
club in which alcohol is served. We do not know at this point whether
Big Ben was drinking or whether the alleged victim was drinking, but
there have been reports that young women were recruited from the main
part of the club back to a VIP room where the quarterback was holding
court. One article
noted that “free drinks” were part of the enticement.
I don’t want to delve into whether a criminal act was or was not
committed that night. That is for the legal system to determine. My
reason for bringing up this incident is to point out how it is in some
ways a result of the policies of the National Football League. Let’s assume for a second that no alleged sexual assault occurred
that night. Would we ever have heard about Big Ben’s night out? Of
course not. But what if, instead of trolling for young women, he had
spent the evening chillin’ with friends, enjoying some marijuana,
listening to tunes and shooting pool. A couple months later, we might
have read – as we did after Ricky Williams made the “mistake” of using
marijuana – that he had been suspended for four games for violating the
league’s banned substance policy. This is the league’s policy. Go to a club and drink – No problem.
Stay at home and enjoy a little marijuana – Get suspended...
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Written by SAFER
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Tuesday, 09 March 2010 |
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Written by SAFER
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Thursday, 04 March 2010 |
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SAFER co-founder and Marijuana Is Safer coauthor Steve Fox's latest post on the AlterNet SpeakEasy discusses how MTV's The Real World is actually not realistic at all when it comes to marijuana. He also includes an excerpt from Marijuana Is Safer, which addresses the long-running reality show.
Here's Steve's intro, or you can CLICK HERE to read the entire post: Millions of reality show addicts around the nation are on the edges of their couches today waiting to learn the fate of Real World
castmate Andrew, who was pushed off what looked like a fifteen-foot
high wall onto the pavement below by a drunken housemate, Ty, at the
end of last week’s episode. Fortunately, we can assume from a few
previews of the season, as well as the lack of media reports, that
Andrew did not actually die as the result of this fall. But that
outcome is due more to luck than any precautions taken by the show’s
producers. In fact, their role in his injury could almost be
characterized as contributory negligence.
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