HEC/News: CU, CSU won't lighten penalties for marijuana use

CU, CSU won't lighten penalties for marijuana use
The Denver Post (CO) April 20, 2005
By Monty Whaley

"Officials with Colorado's two largest universities say they are not going
to ease penalties for smoking pot, despite a majority of students' voting
for such measures earlier this month.

"Both the University of Colorado and Colorado State University will keep
marijuana sanctions as they are and not make them comparable to alcohol
violations.

"'CSU is a public institution supported by the taxpayers of Colorado,'
said CSU spokesman Brad Bohlander. 'And it has no interest in reducing
disciplinary actions for any illegal drug use...'"

Full article available at http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~53~2824918,00.html.

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