Online Marijuana Assessment
November 12th, 2008 by Perry
Now in use at over 195 universities, Wesleyan recently added an online marijuana assessment to its health center’s online services.
The assessment takes into account usage, habits and lifestyle and compares them with national and global averages and creates a somewhat personalized program. Developed by San Diego State University, the program is aimed at giving information to students about their drug habits.
Most schools also have a similar test for alcohol, but it seems like a pretty ineffective way to council or answer real questions you might have about drug usage.
Dude, Like, Where’s My Board?
November 6th, 2008 by Perry
Found: Surfboard
Contents: 37 pounds of marijuana
Location: San Diego County
One totally rad surfer had a bogus wipe out on Imperial Beach that cost him/her at least $30,000 worth of weed. Border Patrol found the surfboard washed up near a border fence hollowed out with marijuana concealed inside. That really is innovation at its best.
If you are the owner, go ahead and contact the border patrol, they’d love to hear from you.
San Diego State Drug Bust: Theta Chi Interview
May 6th, 2008 by Alex
San Diego State just became home to one of the largest school-related drug busts in recent history. The final toll? Around 100 people were arrested, 75 of them students. The police confiscated 4 pounds of cocaine, 50 pounds of weed, 350 ecstasy pills, 4 guns and $60,000 in cash.
Considering this is front page news almost everywhere, this article going to be a simple news recap. Instead, we wanted to take a different angle, and talk to someone on the ground. It’s so easy to have an opinion made up by reading a single AP news article, but there are always other sides to a story.
Through a contact, we were able to interview an alumni from the most prominent fraternity involved in the drug sales - Theta Chi - and get a feel for what the local response is to this drug bust.
Let’s get on with it…
theFreshScent: This seems like an extremely serious issue and could possibly affect Theta Chi’s charter. Were these drug dealings completely common knowledge among house members, as the AP news article suggests?
Theta Chi Alumni: It would be safe to say that most brothers in a chapter know what the other brothers are up to, especially brothers who live at the fraternity house. If it is found to be true that drugs were sold on the premises, there is no doubt that their charter will be revoked. Theta Chi holds a strict no tolerance policy on drugs. Even alcohol is not allowed on chapter premises.
To see the rest of this interview, read on…
California Judge Denies Pot Law Challenges
December 8th, 2006 by Tim
Medical marijuana patients can rest easy knowing that San Diego’s challenge to the state Compassionate Use Act has failed.
The basis for the counties’ argument was that San Diego should not be responsible for upholding a state law that is counter to a federal law. Specifically, they didn’t want to give medical marijuana users identification cards, so they took the issue to court. Joining them in the battle was San Bernadino county and Merced county. Not cool guys.
I know there are a lot of state-level issues that require serious attention, but the resources a lawsuit like this wastes just isn’t worth the price. Unfortunately, San Diego saw otherwise.
Superior Court Judge William Nevit Jr. explained his ruling this way:
Requiring the counties to issue identification cards for the purpose of identifying those whom California chooses not to arrest and prosecute for certain activities involving marijuana use does not create a ‘positive conflict.
This was his 2nd ruling on the subject which has now backed up his original stance on the case. San Diego attorneys are still debating whether to appeal the decision, but they should just let this die.
States are allowed a certain amount of autonomy under the constitution and challenging that does nothing but cede more power to the federal government. Plus, 55% of California voters made the Compassionate Use Act a law, who is San Diego county to overturn the entire state’s opinion?
The ruling also lets the 10 other states with medical marijuana laws breathe easier. Hopefully, this will be the final nail in the coffin of San Diego’s attempt to repeal the act, and we can move forward on the path to legalization.
[via Mercury News]
