- The Highacres Collegian, Mar. 31, 1976 Have you tried marijuana P SURVEY QUESTIONS 1. Have you ever tried marijuana? 62 YES, 44 NO 46 YES, 34 NO 4 YES, 12 NO 112 YES 90 NO 2. If your anauier to the above question is yes, hou often do you smoke? EVERY DAY*... 6 4 0 ....10 MORE THAN TWICE A WEEK 15 3 0 18 OCCASIONALLY * 25 21 1 47 HAVE ONLY TRIED IT ONCE OR TWICE 10.. 5 3 18 USED TO SMOKE, BUT DON'T ANYMORE 6 13 0 19 3. Do you think that marijuana 62 YES, 41 NO 39 YES, 36 NO 7 YES, 9NO 108 YES should be legalized? 3 UNDECIDED 5 UNDECIDED 0 UNDECIDED 86 NO 8 UNDECIDED 4 0 Do you think that the current 72 YES, 31 NO 48 YES, 29 NO 11 YES, SNO 131 YES I laws punishing marijuana users are 3 UNDECIDED 3 UNDECIDED 0 UNDECIDED 65 NO j too harsh? G UNDECIDEbj 5. In your opinion, does smoking 35 YES, 66 NO 27 YEP, 45 NO 6 YES, 4NO 66 YES marijuana cause physical harm? 5 UNDECIDED 8 UNDECIDED 6 UNDECIDED 113 NO 19 UNDECIDED 6o Do you think that smoking 28 YES, 72 NO 22 YES, 53 NO 5 YES, BNO 55 YES marijuana leads to the use of 6 UNDECIDED 5 UNDECIDED 3 UNDECIDED 133 NO hard drugs? 14 UNDECIDED *indicates the number of this group surveyed 202 members of the Highacres Campus were chosen at random last month to answer a survey concerning marijuana usage. The majority of those survey ed (112) had tried marijuana. When asked "How often do you smoke?" the majority (47 out of the 112 who had tried mariju ana) replied occasionally". The majority also believed that the current laws punishing marijuana users are too harsh, that marijuana causes no physi cal harm, and that marijuana does not lead to the use of hard drugs. A variety of comments were made concerning some of the survey questions. When asked "How often do you smoke?", a student replied, "Every day except Sundays." Other examples: Ho you think. that marijuana should be legal ized? "No - the price would 202 from campus respond to survey DORM OFF-CAMPUS PROFESSORS STUDENTSCIO6)* STUDENTS(BO)* ADMINISTRATION STAFFCI6)* go up and you’d have to .pay tax." "Yes -my parents also feel it should be, too!" In your opinion, does smok ing marijuana cause physical harm? "Yes - even with the re port issued Peb. 12 indicating it does less harm than alcohol or tobacco, I feel it still gives bodily harm." "No - it cures glaucoma, retards cancer and helps in asthma patients." "No more than cigarettes." "Yes, to your mind (but that’s alright)." "I don't know - however anything in excess is bad." "Yes, but minor harm, and only with heavy consump-Lon tion." Bo you think that smoking marijuana leads to the use of hard drugs? "No more than drinking beer does." "No in most cases; yes for some kids." "Bepends on the individual." Two miscellaneous comments were "Marijuana is bad!" and "This survey will not give you good results. Take Speech Com. 200 from Cline (Timmy) and find out how to do it." JAX Deli Fran Grencavich, Prop, hoagies meatballs sandwiches 10 AM - 8 EM 454-0515 Jackson Ave. & Broad St. West Hazleton TOTAL (202)*
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