Pubdate: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 Source: Diamondback, The (MD Edu) Copyright: 2004 Maryland Media, Inc. Contact: http://www.diamondbackonline.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/758 Author: Bob Salera Note: is also listed as email contact Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v04.n1660.a06.html EASIEST WAY NOT TO GET PUNISHED FOR SMOKING MARIJUANA IS NOT DO IT IN FIRST PLACE In Damien Nichols' Nov. 19 guest column, "Pot and policy," Nichols lists all the horrible things that can happen to students caught smoking weed in their dorm rooms. Believing it unjust that students committing illegal acts in their dorm rooms are punished, he proposed changing these "draconian" policies. Nichols does, however, skip over the most obvious and easiest remedy to this perceived problem: Don't smoke weed in your rooms! It seems fairly obvious to me you shouldn't do something if you stand the chance of getting caught, and the result is getting kicked out of the dorms, financial aid revocation and a fine. If you really feel the need to smoke weed, find somewhere off the campus to do it. Bob Salera, Junior Criminology and criminal justice - --- MAP posted-by: Larry Seguin