Martinis with Mason
Hit 1: Avenue Grill makes the best martinis in Denver. I should know. I managed to drink two as I listened to Mason Tvert, director of SAFER , explain why marijuana is less dangerous than alcohol.
Hit 2: Have you ever seen Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical? Not only is it hilarious, it gives you the chance to watch Kristen Bell get jiggy with it.
Hit 3: Our waiter asked Mason if he was that guy behind the whole marijuana thing. The waiter had the same giddy look on his face that I would get if Katherine Heigl endorsed Bill Winter.
Hit 4: I have to read The Tipping Point.
Hit 5: How the hell is marijuana legalization ever going to get a serious hearing in America? The right-wing libertarians who might champion it are too indebted to the religious right to ever consider it. The left-wing privacy-rights people are too afraid of enraging soccer moms to mention it. And people like me don't want to touch it because we don't our candidates to get sucked into a culture war with the armies of the night. But Mason is a convincing guy. He is sure that the issue will bring out voters for whichever side picks it up first.
Hit 6: As I drank my second martini, I thought about how many people I know who have almost died drinking. At least five or six guys. And then I thought about how many people I know who have almost died getting high. Not a single person.
Hm.
Hit 2: Have you ever seen Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical? Not only is it hilarious, it gives you the chance to watch Kristen Bell get jiggy with it.
Hit 3: Our waiter asked Mason if he was that guy behind the whole marijuana thing. The waiter had the same giddy look on his face that I would get if Katherine Heigl endorsed Bill Winter.
Hit 4: I have to read The Tipping Point.
Hit 5: How the hell is marijuana legalization ever going to get a serious hearing in America? The right-wing libertarians who might champion it are too indebted to the religious right to ever consider it. The left-wing privacy-rights people are too afraid of enraging soccer moms to mention it. And people like me don't want to touch it because we don't our candidates to get sucked into a culture war with the armies of the night. But Mason is a convincing guy. He is sure that the issue will bring out voters for whichever side picks it up first.
Hit 6: As I drank my second martini, I thought about how many people I know who have almost died drinking. At least five or six guys. And then I thought about how many people I know who have almost died getting high. Not a single person.
Hm.
Labels: frontlines, marijuana legalization, Mason Tvert
2 Comments:
The Tipping Point is like my manual for life...i loooove it. Also just read Blink. I highly recommend both and you're welcome to borrow both, but you'll probably want your own copies.
How do we get serious? We bring the truth about the drug war to those who make the change. Every time the American people have had a chance to vote on it, they have voted for decriminalization.
The government can repeat the propaganda all it wants. But people really aren’t fooled by it. Not anymore. I think the Democrats should actually embrace the issue. Can you imagine the people that would come out to the polls?
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