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US CO: Editorial: Closing Campus On 4/20 An Overreach

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URL: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v12/n224/a11.html
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Pubdate: Wed, 18 Apr 2012
Source: Daily Camera (Boulder, CO)
Copyright: 2012 The Daily Camera.
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Website: http://www.dailycamera.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/103
Author: Erika Stutzman, for the Camera editorial board

CLOSING CAMPUS ON 4/20 AN OVERREACH

Threatening Visitors With Jail, Heavy Fines Goes Too Far

If you are not affiliated with the University of Colorado, just being caught on the sprawling campus between 9 a.m.  and 6 p.m.  on Friday comes with the threat of up to six months in jail and a $750 fine.  Yes, there will be authority figures asking to see your CU-issued "papers."

The threat is part of the response to the 4/20 marijuana smoking event that has become an annual gathering on the Norlin Quad, and an annual headache for school administrators who don't want their school closely associated with partying or pot.

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MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom

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