Biden’s marijuana pardon is one step closer to ideal legalization
Bernardo Mandalho | Contributing Writer President Joe Biden pardoned people who’ve been convicted of marijuana possession under federal law on Oct. 6. Now with midterm…
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Drug related crimes on campus down from previous year
By: Patricia Menendez/Contributing Writer The University’s newly released 2018 Annual Security and Fire Safety Report showed that drug arrests and drug referrals on the…
Decriminalizing marijuana is a civil rights case
Daniela Perez/ Staff Writer On Jan. 4, Attorney General Jeff Sessions rescinded the Cole Memo, the Obama administration’s relatively passive policy on the enforcement of…
New study suggests that marijuana may not be considered “a safe drug” after all
As of May 2016, Marijuana use is legal in 25 states for recreational and/or medical use however, a recent research study by FIU psychologist Elisa…
Pot: The weed of society
Image by via Flickr M. Jane | Concerned Citizen opinion@fiusm.com This is a satirical piece meant for entertainment purposes. Any truth or actual facts contained…
Let’s be blunt, marijuana needs to be legalized already
Image by Spiritual Enlightenment via Flickr Stephanie Piedrahita | Opinion Director steph.piedrahita@fiusm.com I am tired of hearing about another friend of mine getting arrested for a small…
LACC partners with Uruguay for marijuana research project
The Latin American and Caribbean Center and the Universidad Católica del Uruguay have partnered to conduct a research project on the legalization of marijuana and the transformation of drug policy.
University law students support medical marijuana bill
University law students have teamed up with the Students for Sensible Drug Policy group to raise awareness around campus and register students for the medical marijuana initiative that is up for vote on the November ballot.
Former men’s soccer player arrested with almost two pounds of marijuana
Redshirt senior Luke Bray, a defender, was arrested recently with 860 grams of un-smoked cannabis, per the Miami New-Times.
Medical Marijuana: Finally on the ballot
Contributing Writer Jennipher Schafer argues that it’s about time medical marijuana is on the ballot.