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Author Fox, Steve, 1964-

Title Marijuana is safer : so why are we driving people to drink? / Steve Fox, National Policy Director, MPP, Paul Armentano, Deputy Director, NORML, Mason Tvert, Director of Communications, MPP.

Publication Info. White River Junction, Vermont : Chelsea Green Pub., [2013]

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 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  362.295 FOX    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.295 F83    Check Shelf
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  362.29 FOX    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.295 FOX    Check Shelf
 Mansfield, Main Library - Adult Nonfiction  362.295 FOX    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  362.295 F83    Check Shelf
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  362.295 FOX    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Faxon Branch - Non Fiction  362.295 FOX    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  362.29 FOX    Check Shelf
Edition Updated and expanded edition.
Description xxii, 224 pages ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-212) and index.
Contents The choice: marijuana vs. alcohol. The big two: the popular acceptance and use of marijuana and alcohol ; Pot 101: understanding marijuana ; Removing the "toxic" from intoxication: an objective comparison of the effects of alcohol and marijuana -- Choice, interrupted. "Reefer madness" and all that jazz: the origins of pot prohibition ; Reality check: the truth behind common marijuana myths ; How society is systematically driving us to drink ; The real-world ramifications of our pro-alcohol culture -- Freedom of choice. You would think this would be enough: tradition arguments against marijuana prohibition ; Not adding a vice but providing an alternative ; From theory to practice: "safer" to SAFER ; The wall comes down: Colorado makes marijuana legal ; Toward a tipping point: creating a buzz and sparking change ; Our vision of the future.
Summary "In 2012, voters in Colorado shocked the nation's political establishment by making the use of marijuana legal for anyone in the state twenty-one years of age or older. In the wake of that unprecedented victory, nationally recognized marijuana-policy experts Steve Fox, Paul Armentano, and Mason Tvert revisit the 'Marijuana Is Safer' message that contributed to the campaign's success-as the first edition of this book predicted in 2009. This updated and expanded version of Marijuana Is Safer includes a new chapter on the Colorado victory and information about how supporters can model similar campaigns in other states, along with updates to research that supports the position that marijuana is safer than alcohol. The authors-through an objective examination of marijuana and alcohol, and the laws and social practices that steer people toward the latter-pose a simple yet rarely considered question: Why do we punish adults who make the rational, safer choice to use marijuana instead of alcohol? Marijuana Is Safer provides an introduction to the cannabis plant and its effects on the user, debunks some of the government's most frequently cited marijuana myths, and, most importantly, provides persuasive arguments and talking points for the millions of Americans who want to advance the cause of marijuana-policy reform and educate friends, family, coworkers, elected officials, and, of course, future voters." -- Publisher's description.
Subject Marijuana -- United States.
Marijuana abuse -- United States.
Alcoholism -- United States.
Drug legalization -- United States.
Added Author Armentano, Paul, 1972-
Tvert, Mason.
ISBN 9781603585101 paperback
1603585109 paperback
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