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MSU needs to address policy on medical marijuana

(Last updated: 12 hours ago)

 

MSU is lost in a cloud of smoke when it comes to figuring out how to handle medical marijuana users — and the cloud needs to cleared.

 

According to the MSU Drug and Alcohol Policy, patients in possession of the allowable amount of medical marijuana on campus are subject to disciplinary action at the university level.

 

The university won’t have anyone arrested for possession if he or she has legitimate papers, but the threat of MSU’s student judicial process still looms.

 

The reason this appears to be possible is because possession of medical marijuana is illegal under the federal law. MSU’s policy states,

 

“No student shall possess, use, manufacture, produce, sell, exchange or otherwise distribute any drug prohibited by federal or state laws.”

 

That means, even though it is legal at the state level, MSU can choose to apply the federal standard. This is where it gets cloudy: Although marijuana is not allowed on campus, using the judicial process for a patient taking their prescribed medical treatment seems wrong.

 

Would a student be disciplined if he or she was a patient prescribed Vicodin or Percocet? No, they wouldn’t.

 

Punishing someone for a legal medical treatment, whether it be smoking weed, shooting insulin or taking pain pills, doesn’t make any sense.

Let’s say a student is disciplined.

 

What will MSU say, “You’re not really in trouble, and you really didn’t do anything wrong. But, you’re here at your judicial meeting because … well, just because.”

 

Something about the policy needs to change to reflect the cultural stance toward marijuana. It would have been nice if MSU would have thought ahead and saw medical marijuana as a foreseeable issue.

 

Allowing exemptions to students who are medical marijuana patients would be a feasible alternative. This would allow them to carry and use medical marijuana without running afoul of the university.

 

There could, of course, be problems with privacy rights as they pertain to medical conditions. One should not be compelled — under the threat of punishment — to divulge medical conditions.

 

If that is the case, MSU seriously should look into amending the drug policy — it makes no sense to discipline students who aren’t doing anything illegal.

 

As it stands, MSU has offered one solution to students who are users of medical marijuana: Move off campus. The answer for those who do live on campus is to sneak around in order to receive legal, medical relief.

 

We all know it’s not hard to smoke marijuana on campus: There are a lot of open spaces and wooded areas that are hidden and cater to these activities.

 

But, when did it become OK to tell a patient he or she needs to go outside and hide in the woods to take their medicine?

 

Not acceptable.

 

It’s time MSU found a solution.

 

 

 

 

http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2010/11/msu_needs_to_address_policy_on_medical_marijuana

 

 

It's time our State University and Hospital system addressed medicinal Cannabis use in a patient friendly manner .

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The use of opiates, once known is discouraged on campus. The teachers and admin people will just shut you out if you are stupid enough to let even your fellow students (they will inform the teacher that "drug use makes me nervous") know that you are using opiates for pain management. Been there, done that.

 

Funny as I was perusing the football game rules to figure out if I'd be kicked out

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Stadium Regulations and Other Pertinent Information

No seatbacks

No alcohol

No bags larger than 5 ½ x 8 ½ x 2*

No cameras or radios larger than 5 ½ x 8 ½ x 2”

No containers of any kind

No cases, video cameras

No noisemakers

No banners or signs

No smoking

No umbrellas

No strollers

No oversized hats

No food or drink (except 1 factory-sealed 20oz. water bottle per fan)

 

as non-student I guess as long as I don't bring my meds in a "Container" then I'd be good right?

 

wonder if a wallet is a container?

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Yours is No Disgrace by Yes

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnpCIOb-2Wc

 

 

 

MSU needs to address policy on medical marijuana

(Last updated: 12 hours ago)

 

MSU is lost in a cloud of smoke when it comes to figuring out how to handle medical marijuana users — and the cloud needs to cleared.

 

According to the MSU Drug and Alcohol Policy, patients in possession of the allowable amount of medical marijuana on campus are subject to disciplinary action at the university level.

 

The university won’t have anyone arrested for possession if he or she has legitimate papers, but the threat of MSU’s student judicial process still looms.

 

The reason this appears to be possible is because possession of medical marijuana is illegal under the federal law. MSU’s policy states,

 

“No student shall possess, use, manufacture, produce, sell, exchange or otherwise distribute any drug prohibited by federal or state laws.”

 

That means, even though it is legal at the state level, MSU can choose to apply the federal standard. This is where it gets cloudy: Although marijuana is not allowed on campus, using the judicial process for a patient taking their prescribed medical treatment seems wrong.

 

Would a student be disciplined if he or she was a patient prescribed Vicodin or Percocet? No, they wouldn’t.

 

Punishing someone for a legal medical treatment, whether it be smoking weed, shooting insulin or taking pain pills, doesn’t make any sense.

Let’s say a student is disciplined.

 

What will MSU say, “You’re not really in trouble, and you really didn’t do anything wrong. But, you’re here at your judicial meeting because … well, just because.”

 

Something about the policy needs to change to reflect the cultural stance toward marijuana. It would have been nice if MSU would have thought ahead and saw medical marijuana as a foreseeable issue.

 

Allowing exemptions to students who are medical marijuana patients would be a feasible alternative. This would allow them to carry and use medical marijuana without running afoul of the university.

 

There could, of course, be problems with privacy rights as they pertain to medical conditions. One should not be compelled — under the threat of punishment — to divulge medical conditions.

 

If that is the case, MSU seriously should look into amending the drug policy — it makes no sense to discipline students who aren’t doing anything illegal.

 

As it stands, MSU has offered one solution to students who are users of medical marijuana: Move off campus. The answer for those who do live on campus is to sneak around in order to receive legal, medical relief.

 

We all know it’s not hard to smoke marijuana on campus: There are a lot of open spaces and wooded areas that are hidden and cater to these activities.

 

But, when did it become OK to tell a patient he or she needs to go outside and hide in the woods to take their medicine?

 

Not acceptable.

 

It’s time MSU found a solution.

 

 

 

 

http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2010/11/msu_needs_to_address_policy_on_medical_marijuana

 

 

It's time our State University and Hospital system addressed medicinal Cannabis use in a patient friendly manner .

 

 

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MSU students should not be discriminated against

(Last updated: 11/22/10 8:03pm)

 

If students legally can use opiates and other pharmaceutical drugs without being punished, then they also should be allowed to use cannabis medically when approved by their doctor (MSU: Legal Possession Will Not Lead To Jail, SN 11/18).

 

The luciferous practice of caging sick humans for using the God-given plant is history. Now it’s time to legalize cannabis completely so sick citizens do not have to pay extortion money to the government to protect themselves from the police.

 

Furthermore, if citizens can consume beer, wine or whiskey, they also should be allowed to use cannabis because the plant is much safer than alcohol.

 

Stan White, Colorado resident

 

http://www.statenews.com/index.php/article/2010/11/msu_students_should_not_be_discriminated_against

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