Alcohol-Marijuana Equalization Initiative - DEN, CO

Alcohol-Marijuana Equalization Initiative:

The Denver Alcohol-Marijuana Equalization Initiative (passed by 54% of voters in November 2005) makes the personal use of one ounce or less of cannabis legal in the city of Denver (despite state and federal laws that still prohibit it's possession and use).

Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) is a non-profit organization based in Denver, Colorado. SAFER began in January 2005 in response to the fatal student alcohol overdoses that occurred on Colorado college campuses during the 2004-2005 school years.

SAFER envisions a society in which the private adult possession and use of marijuana is treated in the same or similar manner as the private adult possession and use of alcohol. Thus, SAFER's mission is to educate the public about the harms of alcohol compared to the much safer-yet illegal-drug: marijuana.