Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Equalized! RHA Votes for Downgrading Marijuana Penalities!

While the UMD Resident Hall Association does not have real power, it narrowly passed a resolution recommending that the marijuana possession to have the same penalites as alcohol possession by 20 to 17
"Using marijuana is not setting a fire, it's not raping someone. The only person that it hurts physically is the user. I don't think it's fair that it's classified as an A-level violation."
That was from Vice President Sumner Handy, which I agree with him, but there were some opposition to the resolution.
...Resident Life Director Deb Grandner said she opposes the RHA's decision because reducing penalties could increase the drug market on the campus and lead to more crime.

"Right now I believe that our students take our drug policy seriously, and I want them to continue to take it seriously," she said.

If you want to get rid of the drug market Mr. Grandner, there's a little something called drug legalization. Try lobbying Congress for it. (Note: Contains for and against links)

1 comment:

Andrew Kujan said...

A step in the right direction. Its insane to read about California's pot laws compared to the rest of the country. It is almost like another reality.

Either way, I support drug legalization as a method of reducing crime, drug abuse, and violence and a a method of increasing tax revenue.