{"id":1573,"date":"2017-01-11T07:25:19","date_gmt":"2017-01-11T15:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/?p=1573"},"modified":"2017-01-10T07:45:42","modified_gmt":"2017-01-10T15:45:42","slug":"harvard-students-marijuana-campus-culture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dispensaries.com\/blog\/harvard-students-marijuana-campus-culture\/","title":{"rendered":"Harvard Students Hope Marijuana Legalization Will Change Campus Culture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Harvard University, one of the nation\u2019s most revered academic institutions, now resides in a state where people can legally possess and partake of recreational marijuana.<\/p>\n

Massachusetts voters approved legalized recreational marijuana in November, joining Alaska, California, Colorado, Oregon, Maine, Nevada, Washington and the District of Columbia.<\/p>\n

According to The Harvard Crimson<\/a>, the university student newspaper, some students at the Ivy League school are hoping that legal cannabis will change things at the venerable academic institution.<\/p>\n

Harvard’s Marijuana Campus Culture<\/h2>\n

\u201cI hope [legalization] will change Harvard culture,\u201d recent Harvard graduate Sonia E. Espinosa told the newspaper. \u00a0\u201cLook at our campus, how many freshmen end up going to the Harvard University Police Department from drinking, and compare that to the number of students that have to go seek medical attention from cannabis.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI think you\u2019re going to notice a really big difference,\u201d Espinosa added.<\/p>\n

A current student echoed those thoughts, saying he hopes legalization will end up creating social spaces on campus for those who want to partake of marijuana rather than alcohol. \u201cI think that\u2019s a safer environment than alcohol,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

School Policy<\/h3>\n

While some students welcome the change, it is expected that at Harvard University \u2013 as with other schools in states where recreational marijuana is legal \u2013 that extra effort will go into educating students about the law.<\/p>\n

In short: Just because marijuana is legal in your state, it doesn\u2019t mean you can use cannabis on campus.<\/p>\n

The Massachusetts marijuana law restricts use to private homes. It\u2019s illegal on public school campuses and in public parks. Also, any person under the age of 21 cannot possess or partake of marijuana. It\u2019s also a crime to give someone under 21 any amount of cannabis.<\/p>\n

All of this will mean that law enforcement will deal with a whole new set of issues with legalization. And college students need to be aware of the details of the law.<\/p>\n

Harvard Hasn\u2019t Made Changes Yet<\/h3>\n

In another Crimson article, the Harvard police chief and a spokesperson for the university refused to comment on what, if any, changes will be made to the school\u2019s current drug and alcohol policy.<\/a><\/p>\n

Current policy bans the possession and use of marijuana by all students. It also forbids the use of cannabis in any university building or public space.<\/p>\n

While a private school, Harvard does receive federal research grant dollars, and marijuana remains an illegal drug under federal law. Many other colleges also receive federal dollars for a variety of programs. And with marijuana illegal at the federal level<\/a>, most schools in states where recreational marijuana is legal continue to ban cannabis from campus.<\/p>\n

So while students hope marijuana changes the culture at Harvard, the new law actually puts the school directly in the center of the debate between state laws legalizing marijuana and federal laws making it illegal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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