FAU’s NORML club wants to lessen the charges for marijuana possession on campus
...Koramblyum is the president of the FAU chapter of NORML, a national
organization that lobbies for marijuana reform. Her biggest goal is to
pass a "SAFER referendum" on campus to make the penalties imposed by
administration for small marijuana possession similar to those for
underage drinking.
If SAFER passed, students who get caught with less than 20 grams of
pot, which is enough pot to fill half a plastic sandwich bag, would pay a
ticket or a small fine and have to take a drug and alcohol class,
instead of facing expulsion or suspension.
This semester, Koramblyum had one NORML member found drinking underage,
and another got caught with weed. FAU sent the student who was drinking
to a drug and alcohol course, while the student busted for pot was
kicked out of her dorm, sent to a drug and alcohol course and given a
community service requirement.
This semester, Koramblyum had one NORML member found drinking underage,
and another got caught with weed. FAU sent the student who was drinking
to a drug and alcohol course, while the student busted for pot was
kicked out of her dorm, sent to a drug and alcohol course and given a
community service requirement.
So far, 13 college campuses have made efforts to pass SAFER, and FAU could be next...
Vice president of FAU NORML Chris Alford said he wants students to act
responsibly when it comes to smoking weed, but doesn't agree that
getting caught with a blunt or two should ruin a student's future.
"Instead of diverting the student's attention away to all these rehab
programs you would have for marijuana, [SAFER] would be just like
alcohol: Do your online course, go to this class, pay for your dues, and
then move forward," said Alford, a senior public administration major.
"We want to keep them in the college focused on what they are here for."
The University of Central Florida and Florida State University both
passed SAFER, turning the wheels for marijuana reform in Florida
colleges. Read the entire story at: http://www.upressonline.com/smoking-soultion-1.2416980
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