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...many obstacles,” Bakalar said.Grinspoon, however, is more optimistic.“Legalizing marijuana would put an effective drug on the market that is cheaper than most prescription drugs,” he said. “If legalized, Cannabis would clearly have to be treated like alcohol??taxed and regulated.”Anthony Pettigrew, a spokesman in the Boston office of the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), underscored the federal government’s position that marijuana has no medicinal purposes, and that patients can receive similar effects from synthetic drugs such as Marinol...
...sponsored the bill with Ariana Kroshinsky ’08. According to the National College Women Sexual Victimization study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice, up to 25 percent of women might be assaulted during their college years. The pamphlet emphasizes the dangers associated with alcohol??the number one drug associated with sexual assault, according to the its authors. It urges students to “let your friends know that it is not okay for them to take advantage of someone sexually” and to remember that “an unconscious or intoxicated person...
...proliferation of alcohol first-hand in the 1970s. The situation deteriorated to the point that one high-school senior “showed up for school so drunk that he couldn’t get out of his car.” Clearly, teenagers tipple for reasons other than alcohol??s illicit appeal. Although at times it might seem that underage drinking is so prevalent that the drinking age is irrelevant, in practice a higher MLDA does play a role in prevention...
...logistics were not the only problem. This year’s alcohol policy—that of only allowing Beverage Authorization Teams (BATs) to distribute beer and confiscating all other alcohol??is credited with bringing down the number of hospitalizations from 30 in 2004 to one on Saturday. Both Undergraduate Council President John S. Haddock ’07 and Director of the Alcohol and Other Drug Services Office Ryan Travia claim that this shows how responsible students can be. But the improvements were hardly a result of individuals understanding the dangers of alcohol and making responsible decisions...
Although we have substantial concerns about the safety of students at the event—not to mention concerns about the tailgate’s overall success sans the usual alcohol??we’re not yet ready to write off the entire day. Unlimited free food and non-alcoholic drinks will again be available, a success from the 2004 Game, and the alumni party will continue unaffected on the Soldiers’ Field parking area. But if the College and the BPD can’t reach a more reasonable agreement on a tailgate across the river...