Archive for: weed

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  Video: 4/20 uncelebrated at CU this year

  Apr 24, 2013comments

  University of Colorado administration hired hundreds of safety officers and event staff to enforce the campus closure on Saturday, but hardly anyone was there to dispute it. Norlin Quad was silent at 4:20 p.m. when thousands were gathered in... read more »

   
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  A closed CU campus led to a quiet 4/20

  Apr 22, 2013comments

  University of Colorado Administration funded safety officers to enforce a closed campus and keep the once-expected pack of marijuana smokers away from Norlin Quad on Saturday, and it worked. For the second consecutive year, CU Police Department... read more »

   
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  Dear Students and CU: Why?

  Apr 19, 2013comments

  The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CU Independent nor any of its sponsors. Dear Students and CU, Why? When I Google-searched the University of Colorado my senior year of high school, the... read more »

   
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  4/20: The professors’ view

  Apr 19, 2013comments

  Days before marijuana enthusiasts around the world celebrate the drug, 4/20 has already seen its fair share of controversy. Students over the past week have come forth with their opinions on the subject, denoting excitement as well as wariness... read more »

   
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  Ways to celebrate a typical Saturday, or how to avoid 4/20

  Apr 17, 2013comments

  Step out into Boulder on Saturday, April 20, and be prepared to face ganga enthusiasts, campus security guards checking student IDs and the possibility of counter-protesters. Here are some ways you can spend your 4/20 the way you want it: as... read more »

   
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  Two CU students arrested for giving pot brownies to unsuspecting classmates and instructor

  Dec 9, 2012comments

  Two CU students have been arrested by the CU Police Department for allegedly giving marijuana-laced brownies to an unsuspecting faculty member and students. According to a CUPD news release, police arrived at the Hellems Arts and Sciences Building... read more »

   
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  Amendment 64 will not affect university’s policy on drugs or 4/20

  Nov 13, 2012comments

  Amendment 64 passed last Wednesday after receiving a majority vote in the state, but it will not change the strict policies enacted by the university that shut down last semester’s 4/20 gathering. The bill, which will regulate marijuana like... read more »

   
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  Wyclef Jean concert sees only 1,500 students on 4/20

  Apr 22, 2012comments

  This year’s 4/20 celebration was marked with an increase in security, a closed campus and a Wyclef Jean concert that showed little attendance from the student population. CUSG and Program Council sponsored a free concert performed by hip-hop... read more »

   
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  4/20: Blowing the buffalo reputation

  Apr 19, 2012comments

  The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. “Oh, you go to CU Boulder? You must smoke a lot of pot!” You know you have an image problem when this... read more »

   
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  Help, help I’m being oppressed!

  Apr 17, 2012comments

  The opinions represented in this article do not necessarily represent those of the staff of CUIndependent.com nor any of its sponsors. Everyone seems to be up in arms about CU finally taking action against the outright display of lawlessness... read more »