Community Audits and Initiatives Project

Should University sanctions for the student use and possession of marijuana be no greater than those imposed for the use and possession of alcohol, and shall the University conduct a study to determine the impact of making the use and possession of marijuana on campus non-punishable for students 18 years of age and older?

Polling Results: Passed - 68-32%

Do you agree that University sanctions for the student use and possession of marijuana should be no greater than those sanctions imposed by the University for the use and possession of alcohol, and that the University should conduct a study to determine the impact of making the use and possession of marijuana on campus non-punishable by the University for students 18 years of age and older on the prevalence of alcohol-related problems, including sexual assault, violence against students, vandalism and property damage, and alcohol-related deaths and injuries?

Polling Results: Passed - 56-44%

Should the university-imposed penalties for the use and possession of marijuana be no greater than the penalties currently imposed by the university for the use and possession of alcohol on campus?

Polling Results: Passed - 64-36%

University of Maryland (April 2006)

Should the University of Maryland revise its policies related to marijuana use and possession by students so that University procedures and sanctions related to the use and possession of marijuana are no more punitive than the current University procedures and sanctions related to the use and possession of alcohol?

Polling Results: Passed - 65-35%

Truman State University (April 2006)

Should the administrators of TSU notify the parents of students who violate the drug and alcohol provisions of the student code of conduct when there is not an imminent threat to students lives and the student is not a repeat offender of those provisions?

Polling Results: NO! - 77% - 23%

Contact: norml@truman.edu

Website: norml.truman.edu

Florida State University (April 2006)

Should the university-imposed penalties for the use and possession of marijuana be no more punitive than the penalties currently imposed by the university for the use and possession of alcohol on campus?

Polling Results: Passed - 60-40%