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[NY] St. Patrick's Day Marijuana Policy Reform Rally and Press Conference
    #14111886 - 03/12/11 10:41 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

St. Patrick's Day Marijuana Policy Reform Rally and Press Conference
March 11, 2011 - stopthedrugwar.org

The Empire State NORML (the New York State chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)) will remind New Yorkers that marijuana is a safer alternative to alcohol for St. Patrick’s Day celebrations.

“While scores of New Yorkers are out getting hammered, we want to remind the Big Apple that there is a safer, greener and cleaner choice for adults: marijuana,” said Doug Greene, Legislative Director of Empire State NORML, who organized the event for the first time in 2010.

“In an era of budget cuts and worsening public health, why is the Bloomberg administration driving New Yorkers to drink while spending tens of millions of dollars per year arresting peaceful, healthy cannabis consumers? New York City made over 50,000 marijuana possession arrests last year alone, and over 500,000 since 1996,” said Greene.

Marijuana arrests are 15% of all arrests in New York City. The NYPD is now jailing people for marijuana possession at the rate of nearly 1,000 arrests a week. With 2.7% of the U.S. population, New York City represents 6% of nationwide marijuana arrests.

Greene was first inspired to organize “Marijuana is SAFER” events after reading the book of the same name (subtitled “So Why Are We Driving People to Drink?), co-authored by Paul Armentano, the Deputy Director of NORML, by Mason Tvert, Executive Director of SAFER (Safer Alternative for Enjoyable Recreation) and by Steve Fox, Director of State Campaigns for the Marijuana Policy Project.Speakers include:

· Dr. Julie Holland, a nationally recognized authority on drugs and drug safety, who has appeared multiple times on Today. She is the author of “Weekends at Bellevue” (which may be coming to TV on Fox this fall ) and editor of “The Pot Book: A Complete Guide to Cannabis” and “Ecstasy: The Complete Guide.”

· Dr. Harry Levine, Professor of Sociology at CUNY Queens College, the co–author of the NYCLU report “Marijuana Arrest Crusade: Racial Bias and Police Policy in New York City, 1997-2007.” He is also the co–author of a new report on the costs of New York City’s marijuana arrests, which will be released on March 15 by the Drug Policy Alliance.

· Tony Newman, Director of Media Relations for the Drug Policy Alliance (DPA), the nation’s leading organization calling for alternatives to the drug war and policies based on science, compassion, health, and human rights.

· Daniel Jabbour, New York State Coordinator for Students for Sensible Drug Policy (SSDP), an international grassroots network of students who are concerned about the impact drug abuse has on our communities, but who also know that the War on Drugs is failing our generation and our society.

· Chris Goldstein, Board Member, NORML-NJ/Coalition for Medical Marijuana-NJ (CMM-NJ). Chris is a radio broadcaster and marijuana advocate. Chris is considered an expert on the topic of marijuana and can comment on New Jersey and national issues regarding cannabis.

Date:
Thu, 03/17/2011 - 12:00pm - 2:00pm

Location:
Broadway between Park Place and Barclay (east side) City Hall Park
New York, NY 10007

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Re: [NY] St. Patrick's Day Marijuana Policy Reform Rally and Press Conference [Re: veggie]
    #14112042 - 03/12/11 11:07 PM (12 years, 11 months ago)

Typical NORML BS, if I wanted to smoke pot I would stay at home and smoke pot, if I wanna go out on St. Patrick's day and get shitfaced, I'll do that.  No one is driving anyone to get drunk except themselves, I don't need the government or NORML for that matter telling me how to live my life.  Shit like this is why I dislike NORML.


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Re: [NY] St. Patrick's Day Marijuana Policy Reform Rally and Press Conference [Re: fapjack]
    #14112636 - 03/13/11 12:54 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

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fapjack said:No one is driving anyone to get drunk except themselves




I wonder why they spend so much time and money advertising  alcohol  on TV, radio, magazines, billboards, and banners?

Seriously, I'm not mocking you, I agree with you.  Alcohol needs no advertising to encourage sales.


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Re: [NY] St. Patrick's Day Marijuana Policy Reform Rally and Press Conference [Re: amilibertine]
    #14113644 - 03/13/11 10:55 AM (12 years, 11 months ago)

Companies need advertising to distinguish the brand, not to sell the substance itself.

Otherwise we go back to this.


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