Guest speaker details marijuana going mainstream

Published 9:39 am Monday, January 11, 2016

Legal pot is the topic for the next SWERV meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Jan. 12 at Filipino American Hall.

Bainbridge-based author Bruce Barcott will present “Marijuana Goes Mainstream: Lessons from the First Two Years of Legalization.”

All women are invited to attend Savvy Women Exchanging Relevant Views to hear Barcott discuss the highs and lows of cannabis legalization in Washington, Colorado and now Oregon.

He is the author of the book “Weed the People: The Future of Legal Marijuana in America,” and of the recent Time magazine special issue,  “Marijuana Goes Mainstreet.” He is a contributing editor of Outside magazine and has been widely published on environmental and outdoor topics, including as author of several books. In 2009 he was named a Guggenheim Fellow in non-fiction.

Filipino American Hall is at 7566 High School Road.