From NORML

YOU Can Help Legalize Marijuana in Colorado

Join our allies from Colorado's "Campaign to Regulate Marijuana Like Alcohol" at their first ever activist bootcamp in Denver this month to learn how you can help put end marijuana prohibition.

• WHAT: 2012 Colorado Activist Bootcamp
• WHERE: Casselman's, 2620 Walnut St, Denver
• WHEN: Sunday, March 18th, 12pm - 5pm
• WHAT: Now that the initiative to regulate marijuana like alcohol has qualified for the ballot, the campaign has exactly eight months to get its message out to Colorado voters and make sure they are ready to vote YES on Amendment 64 this November. To get things rolling, the campaign is holding a huge volunteer boot camp where it will present its game plan, go over some of the resources that will be made available to supporters, and provide useful materials that can be taken back to communities around Colorado.

Registration is required and space is limited, so please register as soon as possible.

Attention women! Just prior to the boot camp there will be a one-hour women's seminar from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m., during which we will specifically address the importance of outreach to women voters and discuss some plans for moving forward. Sign up to attend this special session by checking the box at the bottom of the page here:

https://salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/5559/signup_page/boot-camp

Space is limited. Register today!

Sincerely,
The NORML Team

Congratulations Sen. Mike Johnston

Congratulations to Colorado Senator Mike Johnston for:

1. Effective use of YouTube vidies - keep them coming. Finally, someone gets it!
2. Taking up the "inactive voter" issue with SB 12-109.
3. Starting a new website at www.mikejohnston.org. Nice clean look.

He's an Old Cowhand

Happy birthday Wes!

Inspiration

The explanation

Women's self-defense class

from INC Safety Committee

From: "Trujillo, Reyes - DPD"
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 11:50:14 -0700

Greetings:

 

We are hosting another women’s self-defense class at the Denver Police Academy on March 24^th from 0900-1300 hrs.  It is for ages 10 and up and is free of charge.  Please contact me with any questions.  I will need the names and contact phone numbers for anyone interested.  They do not need to be Denver residents in order to participate.

 

All participants need to wear comfortable, workout type clothing and athletic shoes (no slip-ons).  The participants are encouraged to bring their own bottled water and a snack if they so desire.  The class is part lecture and part hands-on so if someone wants to attend but has physical limitations, they are still welcome.  All participants will be required to sign a waiver and those under 18 must have a waiver signed by a parent or guardian.

 

Our classes can accommodate up to 50 participants.

 

Please contact Cpl Stensgaard or me if you want to attend

 

Cpl. Richard Stensgaard

Denver Police Academy

303-370-1517

Richard. Stensgaard@denvergov.org

What I haven't heard in Colorado's discussion of setting legal limits for "driving while stoned".

You may be aware that the Colorado Senate is once again trying to impose some kind of limit on "driving while stoned" but continues to struggle with the problem of measuring impairment.

from Westword:

A pair of studies suggest that marijuana users are more responsible drivers: German academics (again with those Germans) stated last year traffic fatalities in medical marijuana states like California have gone down as much as 9 percent. Why? They argued that pot users get stoned-in at home and don't go out drinking and driving as much. Really.

Likewise, researchers at Hartford Hospital in Connecticut and the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine found that stoned drivers did just about as well as sober ones. (High five). Researchers there noted that high drivers slowed down and were more deliberate. (emphasis mine)

Additionally, no one seems to be talking about the cost of determining how many nanograms of THC you have in your blood. I've seen DUI arrests thrown out because the authorities could not prove that the alcohol measuring device was calibrated properly. Nanograms are really, really tiny - 1 billionth of a gram. Imagine the cost of maintaining and calibrating these machines. It makes my head hurt.

Occupy LA getting police action now - Livestream

11:25 Denver time - Livestream - click here or below.



Live broadcast by Ustream

Shut Down the Corporations – A day of action against ALEC on February 29

Occupy Denver, in solidarity with 60 other cities in the USA, will be holding an anti-ALEC guided tour of downtown Denver.  ALEC, the American legislative exchange council is a non-profit free market policy group, with a membership of over 2000 legislators.  It works with major corporations to draft and pass legislation that benefits major corporations.  It is best known for drafting anti union legislation in Wisconson and SB 1070 in Arizona.  Legally it is not considered to be a lobbying group, yet is arguably the most dangerous “lobbyist” in the United States.  ALEC’s collaborators include mega corporations such at ExxonMobil, Bank of America, BP, Monsanto, Pfizer, Wal-Mart, any many others.  For a complete list of ALEC corporations visit the source watch website.  For a complete list of  politicians that are involved, click here.  For more information on ALEC visit alecexposed.org.

Occupy Denver will be rallying on 2/29 at 3PM in Civic Center park where we will depart on a guided tour/march of ALEC corporations in downtown Denver.  Come prepared to learn and protest!

Promises? You still believe in promises?

Race To Justice Coalition

ACLU – Colorado, the Colorado Latino Forum-Denver Chapter, the National Lawyers Guild - Colorado, Colorado Progressive Coalition, and The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center of Colorado

Call To Action

When: February 29, 2012 5:30-7:30 pm

Where: Colorado Free University, 7653 E. 1^st Ave in Lowry

What: Denver Police Chief Town Hall Meeting

 

Chief Robert White promised transparency and open dialog with the community, particularly in his leadership appointments. Instead the city lost a high ranking woman of color committed to improved community police relations, and the community has been denied an opportunity for input into recent leadership decisions that significantly impact communities of color.

Please join in sending a message to Chief White that inclusion, transparency, fairness and gender equality are important values to Denver community residents.