huffingtonpost.com - 8/20/2009
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I'm a drug " legalizer ," not an "incrementalist." I do not believe drug policy reform should end with the legalization of marijuana. Yet, when asked to contribute a foreword to the new book, Marijuana is Safer: So Why Are We Driving People to Drink , I eagerly accepted. Steve Fox of the ...
marijuanabookbomb.com - 8/20/2009
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A book about marijuana has never hit #1
on Amazon.com. With your help that could change, and...
we can demonstrate to the country the depth of support for marijuana policy reform in this country. If it reaches #1, we will also draw national attention to ...
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The Great Marijuana Book Bomb - August 20, 2009
amazon.com - 8/17/2009
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Review "In this thoroughly documented account, Fox, Armentano,
and Tvert have performed a public service. They have...
pulled the sheet off the lie that gave us marijuana prohibition. In truth, it turns out 'The Devil Weed' is safer than alcohol. If that ...
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Safer Recreation
HorsesAss.Org —
... In all my years on the streets, it was an extremely rare occasion to have a night go by without an alcohol-related incident. More often than not, there were multiple alcohol-related calls during a shift. I became accustomed to the pattern (and the odor). If I was called to a part of town with a concentration of bars or to the local university, I could expect to be greeted by one or more drunks, flexing their “beer muscles,” either in the throes of a fight or looking to start one. Sadly, the same was often true when I received a domestic abuse call. More often than ...
Marijuana Is Safer Than Alcohol
Classical Values —
... [image] which suggests that switching people from alcohol to pot could save lives. I haven't read the book. But a former Police Chief has and has written a forward to the the book. Here is some of what he has to say. When you pick up a book touting marijuana as a safer recreational alternative to alcohol, I imagine the last thing you are expecting is a foreword from the former chief of police of a major U.S. city. Well, if you're surprised, I guess we are off to a good start. You see, the goal of this book--and the purpose of this foreword--is to encourage you (fan and foe ...
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