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.