Pubdate: Thu, 03 Nov 2005 Source: Edmonton Sun (CN AB) Copyright: 2005, Canoe Limited Partnership. Contact: http://www.canoe.com/NewsStand/EdmontonSun/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/135 Cited: SAFER (www.saferchoice.org) Cited: Marijuana Policy Project ( www.mpp.org ) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/pot.htm (Cannabis) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/decrim.htm (Decrim/Legalization) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/props.htm (Ballot Initiatives) FIRST LIGHT! SOMETHING BRIGHT TO START YOUR DAY... ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH: Residents of Denver, the Mile High City, have voted to let residents over 21 years old possess up to an ounce of the wascally weed marijuana. "Marijuana is less harmful to the user and society than alcohol," says Mason Tvert, campaign organizer for Safer Alternatives For Enjoyable Recreation. "To prohibit adults from making the rational, safer choice to use marijuana is bad public policy," says Mason. Bruce Mirken of the Marijuana Policy Project says he hoped the approval will launch a national trend toward legalizing a drug whose enforcement he says causes more problems than it cures. Mason argues that legalizing marijuana would reduce consumption of alcohol, which leads to higher rates of car crashes, domestic and street violence and crime. Denver is now likely to be lumped in with the Axis of Evil and could be invaded by George Bush's roughriding federales. - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin