DrugSense University and College Reform Section of CAIP
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The majority of North American drug enforcement resources currently target people between the ages of 15 and 25, and young people have to live with the implications and adverse consequences of drug-related charges for the rest of their lives. Students on college campuses have a unique opportunity to take the lead in formulating and enacting alternative approaches to drug policy, and so DrugSense has developed this resource as an addition to the popular Community Audits and Initiatives Project. We hope that this resource, which highlights universities and colleges where students have successfully challenged and changed overly punitive approaches to reducing substance use, will assist students and student governments who might be considering similar progressive drug policy changes at their own schools.
D E T A I L E D D E S C R I P T I O N S
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%
Contact: www.fsudrugpolicy.org/
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
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%
Contact: www.ssdpterps.net
University of Texas, Austin (March 2006)
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%
Contact: texasnorml.com
Colorado State University (April 2006)
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%
University of Colorado (April 2005)
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%
A D D I T I O N A L R E S O U R C E S
Students for Sensible Drug Policies
A great additional resource is the Students for Sensible Drug Policy Campus Change Campaign website, which focuses on assisting students and student groups wishing to change their school's approach to drug policy and enforcement: (http://www.ssdp.org/campaigns/ccc/).
Their Campus Change Campaign Grassroots Guide includes the following useful information, templates and guides:
- Talking Points
- Sample Flyer
- Sample Petition
- Sample Letter to the Editor
- Sample Phone Script
- Sample Student Government Resolution
For more info, please contact SSDP at:
Suite 300-1623 Connecticut Ave., NW
Washington, DC 20009
Phone: (202) 293-4414
Fax: (202) 293-8344
ssdp.org
SAFER
Safer Alternative For Enjoyable Recreation (SAFER) is a non-profit organization whose mission is to educate the public about the harmful consequences associated with alcohol, as compared with the much safer--yet illegal--substance: marijuana.
SAFER is looking for students at the colleges around the country who share SAFER's core beliefs:
1) marijuana is a safer recreational drug than alcohol, and
2) the penalties for the private use and possession of marijuana should be no greater than those for the private use and possession of alcohol.
Contact info for SAFER:
SAFER
P.O. Box 40332
Denver, CO 80204
(303) 861-0033
saferchoice.org
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