Michigan SGA Considering Bill to Legalize Weed on Campus

Michigan lawmakers want college students to be able to have weed on campus without the risk of getting into trouble. Earlier this week, a bill aimed at legalizing the possession of medical marijuana on campus was tabled at a Student Government Association meeting after being unanimously approved in the Senate.

The latest measure, which was authored by Senator Ian Elliot, would allow students who are also medical marijuana patients to have access to their medication on campus in the same manner as a bottle of aspirin. As it stands, federal law prevents colleges from allowing marijuana on campus, and schools run the risk of losing funding for altering policy to facilitate its use.

“(This bill) would not allow for the use outside of anything that the state already allows, or what physicians are already recommending,” said Elliot. “(But) this bill cannot be enacted, theoretically, until federal law changes.”

So far, cases involving marijuana on Michigan campuses are largely handled by police on a case-by-case basis, according to reports. However, the latest bill is absolutely worthless until the federal government decides to at least downgrade the current classification of cannabis to a Schedule II. And that doesn’t appear to be happening anytime soon.