MEDIA ADVISORYÂ Â Â
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
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MPP of Nevada to Offer $10,000 Challenge:
Marijuana is Safer Than Alcohol -- Prove Us Wrong and We'll Pay $10,000
Press Conference Sept. 23 to Reveal Details
PHOTO-OP: Large Mock Check For $10,000
CONTACT: Dave Schwartz, MPP-NV Manager...................................................702-727-1081
LAS VEGAS -- At a Las Vegas news conference Sept. 23, the Marijuana Policy Project of Nevada will announce details of a $10,000 challenge to the people of Nevada. MPP-NV will pay $10,000 to anyone who can disprove three statements of fact that demonstrate that marijuana is objectively and unquestionably safer than alcohol.
    MPP-NV manager Dave Schwartz will unveil a large mock check for $10,000 as he announces specifics of the challenge, which kicks off a long-term public education campaign regarding the relative harms of marijuana and alcohol, and the harm caused by marijuana prohibition.
    WHAT: News conference to announce the Marijuana Policy Project of Nevada's $10,000 challenge
    WHO: MPP-NV manager Dave Schwartz
    WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 23, 11:00 a.m.
    WHERE: Near the emergency room entrance of University Medical Center Hospital (behind the hospital), corner of Goldring Avenue and Rose Street, Las Vegas.
    MPP of Nevada is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating Nevadans about the true nature of marijuana and about the harms caused by marijuana prohibition in the state. For more information about MPP of Nevada, please visit http://www.mppnv.org.
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