The RHA narrowly passed a resolution to decrease penalties for dorm-room marijuana use at a meeting last night - a triumph for many activists who rallied behind the proposition with fervor since its failure last year.

In its closest vote of the year - 20 to 17 - the organization approved a recommendation that, if approved by the Resident Life department, would lower the punishment for marijuana possession in dorms from potential housing termination to the same citation underage students receive for being caught drinking.

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