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US RI: Edu: Mass Ballot Initiative Makes Pot Possession A Civil Offense
The Brown Daily Herald, 12 Nov 2008 - A wide array of pundits has been referring to the recent election as "historic" because, for the first time, an African-American was elected president. But for Jeff Morris, a sophomore at Suffolk University in Boston, the election was historic for a different reason. Morris, who started a chapter of the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws at Suffolk this semester, is celebrating the passage of Massachusetts Ballot Question 2, which decriminalizes the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana, making it a civil offense instead of a criminal one.
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US OH: Student Drug Policy Group Aims To Take Its Case To Washington
The Athens News, 10 Nov 2008 - Students for a Sensible Drug Policy could be seen on campus last week running a "bake sale"; pun intended; to help raise money for their trip to Washington, D.C., for the 10th annual SSDP conference. Nov. 21-23, about 20 Ohio University SSDP members are planning to attend the national event, lobbying congressional and senate leaders in an attempt to open up the discussion of drug policies in the country and their respective states, explained Erin Dame, president of OU's chapter of SSDP.
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US VA: Forum Addresses Tech's Zero-Tolerance Drug Policy
Roanoke Times, 30 Oct 2008 - FORUM ADDRESSES TECH'S ZERO-TOLERANCE DRUG POLICY BLACKSBURG -- When parents of incoming freshmen hear about Virginia Tech's zero-tolerance drug policy at orientation, they often stand and applaud.
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US CT Edu: Law Enforcement Agent Promotes Drug Legalization
The Daily Campus, 30 Oct 2008 - Students who disagree with laws that restrict drugs and alcohol use are not alone. Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) is an organization founded and run by law enforcement officials that believe the U.S. government should end prohibition laws. LEAP spokesman Rick Van Wickler spoke to students on Wednesday about law enforcement's mission to end prohibition. The event was part of UConn's Social Justice Week.
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US FL: FSU Student Groups Push For Equal Penalties For Pot, Booze
Tallahassee Democrat, 16 Oct 2008 - Do you think the penalties for on-campus marijuana possession should be lowered to be equivalent to the penalties for on-campus under-age drinking? That question reached Florida State University's student ballot as an initiative sponsored by two organizations at FSU - the National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws or NORML and Students for Sensible Drug Policy. Representatives from each organization held a small rally at FSU's Landis Green Wednesday - the day students would vote on that question along with their student senators.
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