jsknow

It's time for the nation's largest drug education program to get its facts straight when it comes to the world's two most popular recreational substances.

In a guest column in opposition to the marijuana reform initiative on the ballot in California, DARE America Chairman Skip Miller goes off about how marijuana "mushes up your brain," "lowers inhibitions," and "makes users engage in risky behavior." Meanwhile, the DARE America website discusses how "[s]ocial drinking is an acceptable and pleasurable activity for millions of Americans," which "relaxes you, curbs stress, and chases away inhibitions."

DARE instructors from across the nation are gathering this week for the DARE International Training Conference. We can't help but assume they will be instructed to continue spreading this misguided and potentially dangerous message that alcohol is an acceptable form of intoxication for adults, yet marijuana is just too harmful, cannot be consumed responsibly, and thus should never be allowed as an alternative.

As a result, SAFER and Chelsea Green Publishing are offering every DARE instructor in the nation a FREE copy of Marijuana is Safer: So why are we driving people to drink? In order to reach Mr. Miller and the DARE organization as a whole, however, we need your help...

Take action today and send DARE a message!
Visit SAFER - Home to send DARE America Chairman Skip Miller an e-mail, calling on him and DARE to admit that marijuana is safer than alcohol and incorporate this important fact into the DARE's curriculum.

In fact, Mr. Miller essentially challenged you to do so in his column:

As the chairman of DARE America... I have yet to see one [e-mail from a marijuana reform supporter] that overcomes the body of scientific research demonstrating that smoking marijuana is harmful and does just one thing well: It gets people high...

We have provided you with an editable e-mail to Mr. Miller that includes links to all the information he should need to arrive at the conclusion that marijuana is far safer than alcohol. We hope you will take a minute to fill out the quick form, send him an e-mail, and then encourage others to do so, as well. Needless to say, SAFER will also be sending Mr. Miller a complimentary copy of Marijuana is Safer.

----------------------------------------------------

(Copy of email text)

In your recent column in the San Jose Mercury News, you went to great lengths to express your concern about the potential harms of marijuana. Yet you failed to address one key fact: every objective study on marijuana has concluded that it is FAR less harmful than alcohol. For a quick review of the facts, please visit SAFER - Alcohol vs. Marijuana

I am writing to call on you and DARE America to incorporate this fact into the DARE curriculum. Marijuana and alcohol are by far the two most popular recreational substances in the world, and it's time we start telling the truth about their relative harms. After all, it's irresponsible -- and potentially dangerous -- to continue spreading the message that alcohol use is acceptable for adults and the use of a far safer substance is not.

On the DARE America website, you discuss how "[s]ocial drinking is an acceptable and pleasurable activity for millions of Americans," which "relaxes you, curbs stress, and chases away inhibitions." Yet alcohol is far more toxic, more addictive, and more harmful to the user and to society than marijuana. Why shouldn't we allow adults to make the rational, safer choice to use marijuana for those very same purposes?

I understand you will be receiving a complimentary copy of the book, "Marijuana is Safer: So why are we driving people to drink?" -- an offer that has also been extended to every DARE instructor in the nation. It's my sincere hope that you will review the scientific information it provides and incorporate it into the DARE program moving forward. You can also find a brief summary of this information at SAFER - Alcohol vs. Marijuana

Sincerely,

Debaser

I remember years ago there was a bunch of news on how DARE is a totally failed project that actually got more kids into drugs than it "saved", I'm suprised to see these charlatans are still hyping their lies.

...ok, actually I'm not that suprised.

__________________
Wouldn't it be great to heal the world with only a song?

Message CM47: Let's go pay some hookers to knock our junk around.

The Rev

We need to stop letting kids believe that adults understand and know what they are doing running the world, first. Once we get that mother of all lies out of the way, then maybe we can hit the details. Until the "grown-up" myth is debunked, however, all kinds of mischief will keep springing up.



The Rev

__________________

Jimmycube

i blame dare for all my heroin use lol

__________________
When you punish a person for dreaming their dream, dont expect them to thank or forgive you

Canuck Wisdom

I wonder if their backed by the big beer corps. Or by the CIA and its actually meant to promote irresponsible drug use.

__________________
-Knowitall A&P type-

Jimmycube

u know....thats a good question wisdom...hmmmmm

__________________
When you punish a person for dreaming their dream, dont expect them to thank or forgive you