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Letters To
If you are a dorm student,
and happen to be an unforunate
enough to miss breakfast, then
you lose out on lunch, as well.
By the time third period rolls
around, you are ravenously hun
gry. You make a, wild dash from.
the OR to the Cafeteria, and
what do you find? Meatrolls
again!! As the lady throws one
on . your plate, and slops gravy
all over it, you see happy con
tentment of the faces of the
commuters (and dorm kids who
are rich) as they purchase all
mariner of cheeseburgers, ham
burgers, and hotdogs. You think
all sorts of vile, evil things about
the Director of Food and Hous
ing or whoever invented this shit,
Marijuana -Weed With Roots In Hell
by Gary Thombloom
A great number of persons have
smoked marijuana in this coun
try and most of them find noth
ing wrong with it. Use of mari
ji Ana is. not limited to long-hairs
alone, there are a. lot of prom
inent businessmen, doctors, ac
tors, teachers, musicians, members
of the Armed Forces, and even
members of the police depart
ment, People in all walks of life
and in all professions smoke mari
juana. Just look in any newspa
per and read who gets busted.
Marijuana laws are ridiculous,
when one stops to look the situa
tion over. If marijuana has been
proven to be less harmful than
tobacco or alcohol, why then
isn't marijuana at least put on
the same legal status as tobacco
and alcohol? Almost any article
may e: 4 quoted as stating that
urari.i*na, , is_ilot the killer drug
it is Made - 44:W Aie. Some quotes:
,
"Aft'ersi4.:irtVestigation extend
ing frcini &iril 1. to:DeceMber 1925,,
the Committee , ,reached ,:the , fol
cOricluslonsi-:". There is no
evidence the:4 grariitiana as grown
here is a" . - iiihit,4o"iiiaing' drug in
the sense ins , ' . .iv4iCh . tl . ielterin. is ap
plied to- alcolibi, - .;:tpiiim, cocaine,
etc., or that it has any appreciab
ly deterious influence on the in
dividual using it." 1 . •
"It is the opinion of the Panel- .
that the hazards of Marijuana
perse have been exaggerated. and
that long criminal sentences im
posed on an occasional user or
Possessor of the drug are in poor
The Editor
as you mumble your number to
the girl with the pencil (some
times Mr. Bickel), and make your
way to an unoccupied table. As
you sit there, the meatroll seems
to glare back at you and laugh
uproariously.
You push the meatxoll away
and fill up on stuff like butter
scotch pudding, and hope you
will last until dinner. At 5:45,
you make another wild dash from
7th period in the OB to the Cafe
teria, and what do you find?
Leftover meatrolls? No, this time,
since you are late, the delicacys
(like stuffed flank steak) are all
gone, and you are left with sec
ond choice liver. "I wonder if I
can hold out until breakfast?"
, reputation of inciting individuals
I to commit sexual offenses and
other antisocial acts, the evidence
is inadequate to substantiate this.
Tolerance and physical depen
dence do not develop and with
drawal does not produce an ab
stince syndrome." 2
" • . . an extremely emotional
campaign led to the present fed
eral legislation against MJ . . .
opponents • of marijuana blamed
it for murder, rape, and sex crim
es. The Establishment press fos
tered this view in sensational hor
ror stories linking pot with violent
crime, and the public came to be
lieving it."
Smith said that there was no
evidence of a causal relationship
between pot and crime, and that
there was no evidence that use of
MJ leads to drug addiction." 3
Many groups of interested citi
zens are forming organizations to
promote the re-legalization of
marijuana. These organizations all
have the same basic goal and
that is to present a true factual
source of information on mari
juana. SUNYAB 'is located in
EDITORIAL r OLICY
The editorials appearing in this
newspaper will be opinionated and
therefore subject to critism. All
letters that are typewritten and
submitted to the newspaper staff
will be printed . with the exception
of 'those that are • repetitious or in
poor.. taste. The staff reserves the
right to correct or deVeta portions
of 'the letters or publication pur
poses.
'All letters must be signed, but
names will be . withheld upon re
quest.
. Signed columns represent' e
view of the author only and do
not reflect the Editorial policy of
tlittany CUB.
THE NIT TANYCIIB
Their Cry Is From Hunger
...Their Plea is For Help
by
. Doug Brower and Eric Walker
Picture a small, lonely, disease
ridden country somewhere in a
forgotten corner of the globe; its
people half-crazed with starva
tion, and bordering on the brink
of despair. A small child reaches
his hand upward to his mother for
a scrap of food, but there is no
food to be given; follow the blank
look in the face of this child, the
pitiful stare from eyes that have
seen and gone through too much
even to be able to cry. Picture
the silent acceptance of tragedy
as a way of life. Imagine not look
ing to the future but rather grasp
ing for a, hold on the present, not
living one day at a time but hop
ing to receive the help to be able
to live one day. PICTURE HOPE
LESSNESS.
Switch your focus to a prosper
ous, carefree, stable country, the
center of attention of the entire
world; the bulk of its people suc
cessful, their stomachs always
full or over-full, content and able
to achieve the luxuries of life.
PICTURE IRONY. See yourself
as one of these people and. ima
gine wasting more in your life
than the people of the decadent
country receive or hope to receive
in theirs. Picture this contrast as
real, pitifully real, for it is. This
destitute country is Biafra and
its people desperately need your
help. As a member of the prosper
ous country you are able to give
this aid. Sacrifice some of your
luxuries so that the children of
Biafra won't have to sacrifice their
necessities. Picture yourself help-
You think to yourself as you miss
it and the cycle begins again.
Sincerely yours,
Name withheld by request
social perspective. Although Mari
juana has long been held to the
Buffalo, CAMP in Los Angeles,
and LEIVIAR, which has chapters
in many cities, are all such or
ganizations.
"The ultimate purpose of LE
MAR, is to get all Federal, state,
and local laws prohibiting the use
of marijuana changed. At present,
such laws in toto make - the
possession or sale of Cannabis a
crime punishable, in some instan
ces, by penalties more severe than
those for murder." 3
Most everyone is in agreement
that even if marijuana isn't legal
ized that the present laws govern
ing it are way too harsh.
"Under federal law and in some
states, marijuana is classified
with powerful narcotics like her
ion. Possession under federal law
is punishable by two to ten years'
imprisonment for a first offense.
A number of people urge the legal
izing of marijuana on the grounds
that it is relatively harmless;
some others argue that prohibi
tion of sales to minors, as in the
case of cigarettes and liquor is
sufficient _ control. Some who op
pose legalizing • its use would
nevertheless remove it from the
category. of :`thard narcotics' and
thus. lessen the : penalties for pos
session.n. 4
Another quote s this time from a
doctor:
*lmes, director
of the. narcotic .addiction - unit of
the Alcoh . olism and prp.g
ton Research pounOtion..in Tor
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ing to alleviate the problems of
these people. PICTURE HOPE.
The Student Government As
sociation has undertaken the task
of raising money for The Biafra
Relief Services Foundation. In
our capacity as representatives of
Behrend Campus we appeal to you
to help feed and clothe these star
ving children and to give them
the medical attention they so des
perately deserve.
Biafra is a war-torn country
located on the eastern coast of
Africa. The Biafra Relief Services
Foundation is a private non-profit
organization created to raise
money in response to the urgent
needs of the 70,000 left homeless
by the Nigeria/Biafra war. The
money donated by Behrend stu
BULLetin Bored
Anyone interested in bowling on an intramural mixed
bowling team go to the Eastway Lanes on Monday nights at
6:30 p.m.
The 12,500 Orange Bowl tickets allotted to Penn State
are on sale by mail for $7.50 and $6 plus handling' charge of
50 cents per order.
Each applicant is limited to four tickets. Mail orders
should be sent to Penn State University Ticket Office, 236
Recreation Building, University Park, Pa. 16802
The Harborcreek Association for Music will present the
Seventh Arrangement plus the Sportsmen Four on Saturday at
the Harborcreek High School at 8 p.m. Tickets are $l.OO for
students. The Kufawiaki Dancers and Singers will be present
ed March 20, 1970 and the 'Fredonia State University Band
will round out the concert season on. April 11, 1970.
There will be no women's intramural volleyball games
next Wednesday, due to the absence of participants who will
be leaving for Thanksgiving vacation. It has been postponed
to the following week.
LITTLE MAN ON CAMPUS
SAY THERE Do YOU ?c , - - ;SI.FLY }NAVE A 6EP AVAtc-ABLS
tnt ANY OF TH"co-EP' pop-ivs
November 21, 1969
dents and residents of the Erie
area will be used for drugs, hous
ing and construction supplies, and
food for the Biafran people. In
the last three months of 1968, the
BRSF sent thirty tons of food in
to this starving country. In the
first three months o f tbiß year,
this was increased to three thou
sand tons. Let's not let, them down
now when they need our help so
badly. ,
We are making a general ap
peal to the study body, PLEASE
HELP SAVE BIAFRA! I Any stu
dent willing to donate his tune
and services to this campaign
Please contact Eric Walker at
899-3836, Doug Brower at the SGA
office, John Greer at 899-4208, or
Steve Lewis at 899-2156.
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