University of Iowa Police together with the Johnson County Drug Task Force decided to start celebrating 4/20 early last night by busting around 13 people in Currier and Mayflower Residence Halls on drug charges.
To be honest, this is probably the biggest drug bust on campus that I can recall- and really, I have little or no sympathy for those involved. The comments on the Gazette website are frankly laughable. Although I do support legalization of marijuana, it's not legal yet and I'm sorry- although people do smoke pot in the dorms, if you're not smart about it then it's far, far, too easy to get caught. Which these kids did. Life lessons all round, I guess.
And as for the tiresome complaint about the cops needing to 'find better things to do' it's worth noting two things: 1. This is what the drug task force does and 2. What do you think the University Police should be doing, if not enforcing the law on campus?
More importantly, although Iowa seems to be heading towards legalizing medical marijuana at some point- it's not legal yet. The argument that 'oh, hey, it'll legal soon' doesn't change the fact that right now, it's not legal. I can't wait for the day when it is legal- and not just for medicinal purposes- which I'm convinced will come a lot sooner than many people think, if only for the financial arguments. But it ain't legal yet.
Happy 4.20, everyone!
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