http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/chair-of-cu-boulders-his_n_2272516.html
Colorado has been in the news a lot lately regarding their laws on marijuana. A few days ago two students served pot brownies to their class. I'm not going to report the details of the incident as I provided an article above. I am extremely angry about this incident on my campus for several reasons. I personally did vote to legalize marijuana, although I do not smoke myself. I had mostly economic reasons in mind. I am completely not opposed to people using it as a recreational drug if that 'floats their boat'. This offense brings other things into question that I do not find acceptable, mostly consent and the general idiocy of drugging people against their will or knowing.
The stupidity of the situation makes me absolutely livid. In no way can I rationalize how these two people decided that giving a substance to unknowing students would be a good idea. The number one reason about this is consent. Alcohol, sex, drugs, even just relationships in general are only acceptable when they are between consenting adults. There is a huge difference in a group of people asking for pot brownies and enjoying them together, and a group of unsuspecting students eating brownies that have pot in them. These two students pretty much just raped the rights of their fellow students and professors, and deserve the most sever punishments the courts can think of. I hope that they understand that their entire future is now completely destroyed, and they will most likely never graduate from college. I believe this is an entirely fair punishment. Imagine how you would feel if you were high without knowing you ingested anything. The feeling would be much like a panic attack, you would think you were losing your marbles and would not be able to function throughout the day. Not to mention brownies or any other marijuana infused edible is incredibly strong, and many people report that they had less than desirable highs after ingesting them. Typically someone willingly ingesting marijuana would only take a few bites of an edible.
The reputation of the University of Colorado Boulder is patchy at best to begin with. We have been voted one of the top party schools, and the educational prowess of our school is often ignored. We produce some of the top educated people in the country and are a top tier school. So sometimes it baffles me that people like these two students were accepted and attended for any amount of time. I believe one of the huge benefits of college is to open your mind and awareness to other people. This does not, however, in any way imply that giving someone any sort of drug without their consent is ok in any way. When you attend a university you are not only just representing yourself as an adult pursuing an education but you are also representing the university, whether you want to or not. The main reason you probably went to said university was because of the reputation. You want to have the best job opportunities you can, and doing something like this completely hurts the reputation of the school for everyone. I just hope those two seriously regret what they have done.
