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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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PIERRO: Third Party Appeal the Real Deal

By Daniel Pierro October 23, 2012

This weekend I visited a friend at the University of Maryland. Her sorority house was buzzing in light of the highly

Friday Fixat10ns: Lighting Up

By The 4E Staff and The 4E Staff March 23, 2012

Friday Fixat10ns: Medical Marijuana Version from thehoya on 8tracks. Medical marijuana could be available at dispensaries across D.C. by the end of the summer. Though D.C.'s law is much more restrictive...

Medical Marijuana is Coming to D.C.

By Michelle Cassidy and Michelle Cassidy March 21, 2012

Way back in 1998, District residents first voted to approve medical marijuana, and after years of being blocked by Congress, it's finally becoming a reality — in a few short months, dispensaries...

Meth Found in LXR

By Sarah Kaplan January 24, 2012

The Department of Public Safety uncovered a substance containing methamphetamine in an LXR dorm room early Thursday morning. According to a report in the DPS crime blotter, officers noticed a smell...

Editorial: Prison Is Not the Place for Marijuana Users

By The Editorial Board February 14, 2011

Nancy Reagan's famous "Just say no" slogan is starting to go out of style, at least as it relates to marijuana. These days, the drug, which many studies seem to demonstrate is no more dangerous than...

Hilltop High: Facing a Shift in Mindset

By Neil Quinn November 23, 2010

With pushes to scale back on penalties for marijuana use gaining ground nationwide, the student body has warmed up to use of the drug over time - even if the number of students inhaling has not risen considerably.   According...

First-Year Harbin Resident Arrested by MPD

By Laura Engshuber October 28, 2010

First-year student Kelly Baltazar, a resident of Harbin Hall Room 229, was arrested Tuesday evening by the Metropolitan Police Department, according to university spokeswoman Julie Bataille. At her...

A Move to Fight Drug Prohibition

By Preston Mui October 19, 2010

EARLIER THIS WEEK, ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC Holder announced that the federal government would continue to prosecute marijuana-related crimes even if Proposition 19, a California ballot proposition for the...

Three-Leaf Therapy: D.C.’s Marijuana Makeover

By The Editorial Board February 2, 2010

Thanks to the D.C. Council's forward-thinking sensibility, reefer madness is (legally) coming to the District. The Council has recognized the utility of medical marijuana in light of strong evidence...

D.C. May Legalize Medical Marijuana

By Laura Engshuber January 26, 2010

The D.C. Council is preparing to introduce a resolution that aims to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes in the District. The bill would require a written approval from a primary physician and would...

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