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Softening the punishment for marijuana possession on University of Texas campus is a pipe dream for now.
A proposal, which would have thrown support to ticketing – instead of arresting – students caught with less than 4 ounces of marijuana, went up in smoke during a Tuesday night vote of the student government.
One member decried the proposal, saying it was "way out" of the purview of student government.
"Students come to this university ... to change the world and not to get high," said Perry Pickei, another dissenting member.
If the organization had passed the proposal, the university would have been the first campus in the nation without medical marijuana laws to keep police from arresting anyone for possessing weed in quantities of less than 4 ounces.
Those in support argued that it would have saved university police money and keep students and staff safe.
Even if it had passed, the proposal would not be binding so campus police would not have to enforce it.
UT Police Chief Robert Dahlstrom, who was at the meeting on Tuesday, said that his department, for the most part, give tickets to people caught with 2 ounces or less of marijuana. It's the discretion of officers to either arrest or ticket people caught with less than 4 ounces.
In 2012, university police have handled 58 controlled substance cases.
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Source: statesman.com
Author: Julie Chang
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A proposal, which would have thrown support to ticketing – instead of arresting – students caught with less than 4 ounces of marijuana, went up in smoke during a Tuesday night vote of the student government.
One member decried the proposal, saying it was "way out" of the purview of student government.
"Students come to this university ... to change the world and not to get high," said Perry Pickei, another dissenting member.
If the organization had passed the proposal, the university would have been the first campus in the nation without medical marijuana laws to keep police from arresting anyone for possessing weed in quantities of less than 4 ounces.
Those in support argued that it would have saved university police money and keep students and staff safe.
Even if it had passed, the proposal would not be binding so campus police would not have to enforce it.
UT Police Chief Robert Dahlstrom, who was at the meeting on Tuesday, said that his department, for the most part, give tickets to people caught with 2 ounces or less of marijuana. It's the discretion of officers to either arrest or ticket people caught with less than 4 ounces.
In 2012, university police have handled 58 controlled substance cases.
News Hawk- TruthSeekr420 420 MAGAZINE ®
Source: statesman.com
Author: Julie Chang
Contact: Customer Service | www.statesman.com
Website: UT pot proposal goes up in smoke | www.statesman.com
