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Law Enforcement Involvement in Policing Campus Drug Policies

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  • Colleges should handle drug policy violations internally, rather than call the police on their students. When local, state, or federal law enforcement get involved, students are put at risk of going to court, being sent to jail, having to pay large fines, and losing their college financial aid because of drug convictions. These sanctions, of course, come in addition to any punishments levied by the college itself.
  • Local police don’t have endless resources. They already have a hard enough time focusing on violent crime and property destruction. Why distract them and waste their time with minor drug infractions?
  • Schools should have ample resources to handle drug and alcohol problems on their own. They don’t need outside agencies coming in and taking over.

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Portugal's Innovative Drug Policies Face Austerity Threat

02/22/12 by Zara Snapp | Comments

At conferences and forums around the world, the Portugal model of drug policy is lauded by academics, politicians and service providers and highlighted as an example of effective policy-making. Ten years after decriminalizing personal use and possession of drugs and moving drug policy from being a law enforcement issue to one of public health, the results have been dramatic. The future of this policy now hangs in the balance due to austerity measures in Portugal. Without proper funding, this internationally recognized model will be distorted or discontinued.

Growing support to discuss marijuana legalization among students on the right [Video]

02/14/12 by Devon Tackels | Comments

This past week, the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) drew thousands of politically active minds to Washington, DC to highlight the discourse on the right side of the aisle. Each year, CPAC draws more and more young people, students in particular, and this year there was noticeably stronger support and willingness to talk about reforming our nations’ drug policies among the those in attendance.

SSDP Welcomes SUNY-Adirondack Chapter!

02/13/12 by | Comments

SSDP welcomes our newest chapter at SUNY Adirondack! We got a chance to catch up with chapter founder, Adam DeBuque, and here is what he had to say about his involvement so far.

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