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SAFER Referendums

CLICK HERE to find out more about running a SAFER Referendum on your campus

Students at colleges and universities nationwide are demonstrating their opinion that school penalties for marijuana use should be NO greater than those for alcohol use. At several colleges, students have introduced, petitioned, campaigned for, and adopted SAFER Referendums. At others, student representatives have introduced and approved SAFER Resolutions through the student government.

Successful SAFER measures serve as catalysts for much-needed Campuses Where Students Have Adopted SAFER Measurespublic debate about the relative safety of marijuana compared to alcohol and the potential harm of policies that steer students toward drinking.

They also lend to the establishment of broader campus movements. Students at some schools have established task forces consisting of administrators and students to develop policy changes that reflect the referendum. In some cases they plan to study the effects of such policy changes on the prevalence of alcohol use and -related problems among students.

News stories about SAFER measures have appeared in the Chronicle of Higher Education, the Washington Post, the Washington Times, the Dallas Morning News, and the Denver Post, among several others.

CLICK HERE to find out more about running a SAFER Referendum on your campus.

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Students adopting SAFER Referendums on campuses nationwide

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Latest News

Durango Herald: Students have point about pot
December 16, 2009

Durango Herald: Student group seeks to even marijuana, alcohol sanctions at FLC
December 14, 2009

Co. Springs Gazette: UCCS group protests health fair's nod to booze over pot
October 21, 2009

Tufts Daily: This is your brain on drugs: Not so bad after all?
September 28, 2009

The Diamondback (U. of MD): National tour presses Mote on marijuana
September 24, 2009

The Collegian (Tulsa U.): Marijuana is safer, smarter choice than alcohol
September 15, 2009

Joplin Independent: The marijuana vs. alcohol debate heats up
September 11, 2009

The Collegian (St. Mary's College): Marijuana safer than alcohol, study says
September 1, 2009

Associated Press: Marijuana proponents urge colleges to mellow out
May 16, 2009

The Pendulum (Elon University): Organization pushes for ‘higher’ education
April 21, 2009

Daily Princetonian (Princeton): Emerald Initiative fights marijuana use penalties
April 17, 2009

Daily Pennsylvanian (UPenn): Is marijuana healthier than alcohol?
April 16, 2009

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