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Written by Jessie Blakeborough
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Tuesday, 23 March 2010 |
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Marijuana often evokes images of the dregs of society, clothed in
tattered tie-dye, unwashed and unmotivated, everything our parents have
warned us about. Recently a small group of students opened a KU chapter
for the National Organization for the
Reform of Marijuana Laws, or NORML, to challenge these stereotypes
and the laws that reinforce them.
NORML is a 30-year-old organization whose ultimate goal is the
decriminalization of cannabis. Reid Calver, a sophomore from Overland
Park, and the director of communications for KU’s chapter, explained the
club hoped to garner support to ultimately change marijuana
legislation.
“The truth is, other legal drugs like alcohol and cigarettes are much
more dangerous than marijuana. Here at KU we had several
alcohol-related deaths last year alone and while there have been no
marijuana-related deaths, law enforcement is more lenient with alcohol
violations. The members of our group want these laws to change,” Calver
said. |
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Written by Megan Heacock
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Friday, 02 April 2010 |
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A pack of students picketed Wescoe Beach Thursday as part of a
nationwide effort to promote marijuana use as a safer alternative to
alcohol.
More than 80 colleges and universities across the country recognized
the day of action, which also marked the first day of National Alcohol
Awareness Month. John Hamill, a sophomore from Olathe, discusses
the implications of abusing and legalizing marijuana with KU's NORML
member Jacob Fox, a freshman from Landenberg, Pa. Tabling outside of
Wescoe Hall Thursday, NORML (National Organization for the Reformation
of Marijuana Laws) is trying to promote marijuana as a safer alternative
to alcohol
The event was launched by Safer
Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation, a national non-profit
organization founded in response to alcohol overdose deaths on college
campuses. |
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Written by Erica Meltzer
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Wednesday, 07 April 2010 |
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Nederland became the second municipality in
Colorado to legalize marijuana within its borders on Tuesday night.
The mountain town's residents went further than Breckinridge, which
last year legalized possession of less than one ounce of marijuana, and
by a vote of 259 to 218, removed all criminal penalties against buying,
selling, possessing, consuming, growing and transporting marijuana for
anyone age 21 or older. |
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Written by Carol Biliczky
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Wednesday, 07 April 2010 |
Student group says it backs 'responsible use'
It's spring, and a young man's fancy turns to,
well, marijuana at Kent State.
Freshman Dave Goldstein and other
students in a pro-marijuana group will rally Thursday to coax university
officials to be more lenient to the student use of cannabis.
''We condone the responsible use of
marijuana. We don't think you should get high and go to class, just like
you shouldn't get drunk and go to class,'' said Goldstein, a political
science major from Highland Heights who said he smokes pot daily.
The nationwide organization Safer
Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation of Denver has sponsored nationwide
rallies at 80 colleges and universities in April to promote debate on
pot.
SAFER believes that pot is safer for the
user and for society and should be put on an equal footing with alcohol. |
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