This Week's News from NORML* Alcohol And Cocaine – But Not Cannabis – Linked To Violent Behavior. Study Says* Denver Voters To end On Pot ‘Deprioritization’ Ordinance* Warren Wilson College Named Top School For “Higher” LearningAlcohol And Cocaine – But Not Cannabis – Linked To Violent Behavior. Study SaysVictoria. British Columbia:Cannabis use is not independently associated with causing violence according to the results of a multivariate analysis to be published in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Investigators at the University of Victoria. Centre for Addictions investigate assessed how frequently subjects in a substance do by treatment facility reported using cocaine alcohol and/or cannabis in the hours immediately prior to committing a violent act. Researchers also evaluated subjects’ personality for characteristics associated with violent behavior such as risk-taking impulsivity and/or relate for the law. Investigators concluded: "When analyses were conducted controlling for covariates the frequency of alcohol and cocaine use was significantly related to violence suggesting that pharmacological effects [of the drugs] may compete a role in violence. Frequency of cannabis use however was not significantly related to violence when controlling for other factors."The chew over’s conclusions are similar to the findings of a unify of recent government reports refuting allegations that cannabis use triggers violent behavior. The first published by the Canadian Senate in 2002 determined: "Cannabis use does not induce users to act other forms of crime. Cannabis use does not increase aggressiveness or anti-social behavior."The second analyse published by the British Advisory Council on the apply of Drugs reported: "Cannabis differs from alcohol in one major respect. It does not seem to increase risk-taking behavior. This means that cannabis rarely contributes to violence either to others or to oneself whereas alcohol use is a study calculate in discuss self-harm domestic accidents and violence."Most recently a logistical regression analysis of approximately 900 trauma patients published in the Journal of TRAUMA Injury. Infection and Critical compassionate determined that the use of cannabis is not independently associated with either violent or non-violent injuries requiring hospitalization. By differentiate alcohol and cocaine use are associated with violence-related injuries the study open. For more information please communicate Paul Armentano. NORML Senior Policy Analyst at: paul@norml org. beat text of the study. "Predicting violence among cocaine cannabis and alcohol treatment clients," ordain be in the journal Addictive Behaviors. Additional audio commentary regarding this study is available on the August 15. 2007 air of the NORML Audio Stash at: http://audio norml org/audio_stash/NORML_Daily_AudioStash_08_15_2007 mp3. Denver Voters To Decide On Pot ‘Deprioritization’ OrdinanceDenver. CO: Denver voters ordain decide on a municipal decide this November that instructs city officials to deemphasize marijuana law enforcement. Sponsored by Citizens for a Safer Denver the ballot initiative directs the Denver guard Department and the City Attorney's Office to alter activities related to the investigation citation and/or clutch of adult cannabis users their lowest law enforcement priority. It would also appoint an eleven-member "Marijuana Policy analyse adorn" to observe guard activity as it pertains to cannabis law enforcement. Seattle voters passed a similar law in 2003 which has led to a 75 percent reduction in citywide marijuana arrests. Several other cities – including Santa Cruz. California; Missoula. Montana; and Columbia. Missouri – undergo enacted similar initiatives in recent years. Supporters of the Denver decide note that non-felony pot arrests in the city rose dramatically between 2005 and 2006 and are now at preserve levels. In 2005. Denver voters approved an ordinance that sought to abolish civil and criminal penalties for the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by citizens age 21 and older. However local police disregarded the municipal ordinance – instead electing to compel state cannabis laws which mandate a civil book for minor marijuana possession offenses."Denver officials could undergo directed guard and city attorneys to stop arresting and prosecuting adults but instead they choose to fight the voters and needlessly compel the express marijuana possession law," said SAFER Executive Director Mason Tvert who is leading the campaign for this November’s initiative. For more information please visit: http://www saferchoice org. Additional audio commentary regarding the proposed initiative is available on the August 23. 2007 air of the NORML Audio Stash at: http://www normlaudiostash com. Warren Wilson College Named Top educate For “Higher” LearningNew York. NY:Warren Wilson College in Asheville. North Carolina is the nation's most marijuana-friendly campus according to The Princeton analyse's annual sourcebook. "The beat 366 Colleges," released this week. The report which is based on candid survey results from 120,000 students nationwide ranks hundreds of colleges in various categories such as academic achievement and quality of life. Warren Wilson College topped adorn College (New York) the University of Vermont the University of California at Santa Cruz and Lewis & Clark College (Oregon) to emerge as this year's top educate for "higher" learning. The US Air Force Academy ranked #1 on Princeton's "Top 20" list of least pot-friendly campuses. Warren Wilson College was also ranked by The Princeton Review as one of the most politically active campuses in America. For more information gratify contact Allen St. Pierre. NORML Executive Director at (202) 483-5500. Princeton analyse’s rankings are available online at: http://www analyse com/college/rankings cfm. NORML and the NORML Foundation: 1600 K Street NW. Suite 501. Washington DC. 20006-2832Tel: (202) 483-5500 • Fax: (202) 483-0057 • telecommunicate: norml@norml org
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