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A COLORADO SPRINGS COLLEGE TAKING HEAT TODAY, FOR SUPPORTING DRINKING AMONG STUDENTS. THIS IS THE CLAIM AT LEAST, FROM A GROUP WHICH THINKS IT SHOULD HAVE UNIVERSITY BLESSING TO SUPPORT MARIJUANA USE AS A SAFE ALTERNATIVE. THE DISAGREEMENT RESULTED IN A SMALL PROTEST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, COLORADO SPRINGS TODAY. DAVID NANCARROW IS WITH US NOW, ORGANIZERS OF A HEALTH FAIR TODAY SAY SMOKING POT IS NOT A HEALTHY CHOICE. AND THEIR ANSWER WAS A FLAT "NO" TO A REQUEST BY THE GROUP TO HAVE A BOOTH AT A HEALTHY CHOICES FAIR. HERE IS THE RESPONSE: "SAFER" COLORADO STAGED A PRESENTATION OF THEIR OWN AT UCCS. SAFER STANDS FOR SAFER ENJOYMENT FOR ENJOYABLE RECREATION, THEIR MESSAGE TODAY THAT CHOOSING POT IS FAR LESS DANGEROUS THAN CHOOSING DRINKING, THEY POINT TO ALCOHOL RELATED DEATHS OF TWO STUDENTS FROM COLORADO UNIVERSITIES IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, INDICATING A MESSAGE OF RESPONSIBLE DRINKING, IS IRRESPONSIBLE. "They're sending a very dangerous message that students are better off drinking than using a far safer substance, in those cases, drinking resulted in death for those students. " A SPOKESPERSON FROM THE UNIVERSITY TELLS ME WHILE THE SCHOOL SUPPORTS SAFER'S RIGHT TO PRESENT THEIR POINT OF VIEW, IT DOESN'T CONDONE ILLEGAL USE OF DRUGS. GOING ON TO SAY, TODAY'S HEALTHY CHOICE PRESENTATIONS WERE IN FACT DESIGNED TO DISCOURAGE ANY DRINKING OR DRUG USE, INCLUDING MARIJUANA. BACK TO YOU. |
