cannabisnews.com: CU Hopes Field Closure Sends 4/20 Up in Smoke CU Hopes Field Closure Sends 4/20 Up in Smoke Posted by CN Staff on April 20, 2005 at 12:34:30 PT By Camera Staff Source: Daily Camera University of Colorado officials are closing Farrand Field at 3 p.m. today in an attempt to stifle an annual "4/20" marijuana smokeout, police said. Signs were posted around the field this morning. Several hundred to 2,000 people have gathered on the field at 4:20 p.m. in past years on April 20 to protest state and federal drug laws. Typically, police do not intervene or only issue a few tickets to marijuana smokers. This year, CU offiicals have been attempting to discourage the event, saying it's a bad image for a school already facing scandals around alcohol. "We're just going to ask people to leave," Michell Irving of the CU Police Department said today. Asked what police will do if large crowds show up anyway, she said: "We'll just deal with it when we see what size crowd we get." Pauline Hale, CU spokeswoman, said this afternoon that someone has removed the closure signs. She didn't know if police are investigating the incident. The removal of the signs throws a wrench in CU's plan to close the field, Hale said, so police will use more typical measures to enforce rules against law-breakers who do show up. "There are no gates, and without the signs there, it's hard to know that it would be closed," Hale said. "University police will monitor and pass out warning fliers saying that if they choose to participate in the marijuana smokeout, they are subject to university judicial affairs action as well as summons. And there will be police videotaping."Complete Title: CU Hopes Field Closure Sends 4/20 Plans Up in SmokeSource: Daily Camera (CO)Published: April 20, 2005Copyright: 2005 The Daily CameraWebsite: http://www.thedailycamera.com/Contact: openforum thedailycamera.comCannabisNews -- Cannabis Archiveshttp://cannabisnews.com/news/list/cannabis.shtml Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #10 posted by Greenjoy on April 20, 2005 at 21:02:18 PT Go Johnny Go Remember Johnny Appleseed! Fling em! [ Post Comment ] Comment #9 posted by FoM on April 20, 2005 at 19:43:57 PT Related Article from The Summit Daily News Universities Refuse To Change Penalties for Marijuana Use April 20, 2005 DENVER - Despite student-approved referendums to ease penalties for marijuana use, the University of Colorado and Colorado State University have refused to change their policies.Meanwhile, Boulder County commissioners decided the county's drug task force can accept a $175,000 federal grant but prefaced the decision with an order to de-emphasize marijuana enforcement at CU."I would think that's the sort of thing that should be at the very bottom of the list," said Commissioner Will Toor.Students at the state's two largest universities voted in favor of measures urging school officials to make penalties for smoking pot similar to alcohol violations. The referendums, which were not binding, were on the ballot during student-body elections earlier this month at CU in Boulder and at CSU in Fort Collins."CSU is a public institution supported by the taxpayers of Colorado," CSU spokesman Brad Bohlander said Tuesday. "And it has no interest in reducing disciplinary actions for any illegal drug use."Bohlander said the referendum was supported by about 4,000 students who voted out of the school's 25,000 students.In Boulder, officials said sanctions for alcohol and marijuana violations already are similar. The violations usually result in probation, community service and participation in an alcohol and drug program.Safer Alternatives For Enjoyable Recreation, a group based in Boulder that says marijuana is safer than alcohol, pushed the referendums at both schools. The group claims no college students have died as a result of smoking too much marijuana, and cited an American Medical Association study that determined about 1,400 students between the ages of 18 and 24 die annually because of alcohol-related accidents.Officials in Boulder and Fort Collins, however, say marijuana can lead to the use of other drugs and affect academic performance.In accepting federal drug enforcement money, Toor and other commissioners questioned why handling marijuana enforcement at the Boulder campus was listed alongside methamphetamine production and heroin use as priorities in the task force's grant application.The commissioners said the sale of heroin and methamphetamine should be the primary concern.Task force Lt. Steve Pretup said police cannot choose which arrests they make."If somebody's breaking the law and it comes to our attention, we have a duty to enforce it," he said. "About 80 percent of our marijuana cases are things that fall in our lap."Copyright: 2005 SummitDaily.comhttp://www.summitdaily.com/article/20050420/NEWS/104200039 [ Post Comment ] Comment #8 posted by E_Johnson on April 20, 2005 at 19:36:51 PT We'll survive this They used to torture Christians to death in ancient Rome and now look... [ Post Comment ] Comment #7 posted by FoM on April 20, 2005 at 19:29:35 PT 4/20 Article from KWWL.com National Pot Smoking Day April 20, 2005-- Waterloo Thousands of people are lighting up illegally to celebrate an underground holiday. It's called 4-20 day and some Eastern Iowans say the buzz is all about smoking marijuana. Many people disagree on what sparked this pot smoking holiday, but they say it's definitely a hit on college campuses. " Happy 4-20, smoke it up" , that's just one of many text messages, UNI junior Mathew Strode has been getting from friends. It's not his birthday but April 20th is a highlight on his calendar. "It's the day that a bunch of people get together and smoke the wonderful herb and get the word out to legalize marijuana." The word is out, even people who don't smoke marijuana, like UNI freshman Katie Scarcello, know about 4-20 day. "For those people who choose to smoke weed, it's the day where you go and get crazy and party all day until you pretty much don't know your name." Many UNI students we talked with say marijuana should be legalized because they think alcohol is much more dangerous than pot. However, UNI Substance Abuse Coordinator Julie Thompson says that's a typical misconception and marijuana is more harmful than most people think. "We know marijuana use has pronounced effects on learning and memory. So, people who use marijuana, even infrequently, are less able to recall recent experiences and recent skills." Despite the debate, marijuana is illegal and abusing the drug comes with serious consequences. If a student is caught smoking pot at UNI, they're kicked out of college housing. In addition, if police catch you with marijuana, you could face up to a year in jail and a thousand dollar fine. Copyright: 2005 WorldNow and KWWL http://www.kwwl.com/Global/story.asp?S=3238791 [ Post Comment ] Comment #6 posted by mayan on April 20, 2005 at 18:14:42 PT Watching You Watching Me "University police will monitor and pass out warning fliers saying that if they choose to participate in the marijuana smokeout, they are subject to university judicial affairs action as well as summons. And there will be police videotaping."You can bet your ass the police will be videotaped too. Sue the hell out of them if you are harassed!THE WAY OUT IS THE WAY IN...9/11 - ALL THE PROOF YOU NEED! http://tvnewslies.org/html/9_11_-_all_the_proof_you_need.htmlSpeaker Says Bush Knew Of 9/11 Plans - Theologian and Author Believes the President Endorsed the Attacks to Build Up Support for his Military Plans: http://www.911truth.org/article.php?story=2005042017492172 Theologian calls for response to 9/11: http://911citizenswatch.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=517&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 [ Post Comment ] Comment #5 posted by Sam Adams on April 20, 2005 at 15:02:49 PT puffing I know I'd stand prominently in as many cameras as possible, puffing huge Marley-sized joints made of Drum tobacco. I'd probably pass out from the nicotine rush! Maybe I'd just roll them & invite my cig-smoking friends. I'm sure many CU students can figure this out, I can't wait to hear what happens, it's going to be 4:20 there in 10 minutes..... [ Post Comment ] Comment #4 posted by observer on April 20, 2005 at 14:42:09 PT ''typical measures'' so police will use more typical measures to enforce rules against law-breakers who do show up."typical measures"? Anti-riot dogs that bite, tear gas, rubber-bullets, truncheons, nunchaku, cuffs, police trucks, and the like? [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by FoM on April 20, 2005 at 13:34:54 PT News Article from KKTV.com University Marijuana Penalties April 20, 2005AP -- A majority of students at Colorado's two largest university's who voted in favor of easing penalties for smoking pot won't be getting what they want.Both the University of Colorado and Colorado State University say they will keep marijuana sanctions and not make them comparable to alcohol violations.CSU says it has no interest in reducing disciplinary actions for any illegal drug use, while CU officials say the point is moot, since there is little difference in punishment between marijuana and alcohol sanctions.Both usually result in probation.The marijuana referendums pushed by Boulder based SAFER,or Safer Alternatives For Enjoyable Recreation, were among the ballot issues passed in student-body elections at C-U and C-S-U.The results were nonbinding.http://www.kktv.com/home/headlines/1493262.html [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by ekim on April 20, 2005 at 13:28:06 PT i hope this event is not stifled Apr 20 05 Colorado University: "Drug Legalization and Terrorism Funding" 07:30 PM Jay Fleming Boulder Colorado USA Numerous student groups from The University of Colorado welcome Jay Fleming for a presentation and panel discussion of "Drug Legalization and Terrorism Funding". The panel will be discussing how the illicit market for drugs is funding terrorist groups throughout the world and how legalization could help to deter this effect. Location: Glenn Miller Ballroom, University of Colorado campus. http://www.leap.cc/events [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by FoM on April 20, 2005 at 13:12:19 PT Happy 4/20 I hope it's still 4/20! [ Post Comment ] Post Comment