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UCCS Pot Protest

By Cheryl Reza COLORADO SPRINGS - A protest about pot at UCCS because the school refused to let them talk about recreational Marijuana use at a school health fair. Students for Sensible Drug Policy say using marijuana is safer than drinking alcohol. Mason Tvert, Executive Director of the group says, "there is substantial evidence that drinking and driving is far more of a problem in our society than using marijuana and driving." The Director of the UCCS Health Center, Stephanie Hanenberg, says they're only promoting healthy choices at the fair and not promoting the use of any substance. Hanenberg says, "our goal is to try to keep them as safe as possible so they don't make bad decisions that could end up like the crashed car behind us where somebody doesn't live through it." Mason Tvert organizer of the student group says, he feels the school is steering students away from marijuana and toward drinking. Tvert says, "the college accepts the fact that students are going to want to party, they're going to want to get intoxicated, they're going to drink...but for some reason the school prefers they get intoxicated on alcohol as opposed to a much safer substance." The school had a crash car on display to show students the ill effects of alcohol. They also talked about the need for designated drivers