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DdC · 04-18-2006, 05:43 PM

Drug Offenses Cost Indiana Students College Aid
Source: Associated Press April 17, 2006 Indianapolis

Indiana leads the nation in the rate of college students being denied federal aid because of a law that bars those with drug convictions from receiving tuition assistance, a study published Monday showed.

Since 2000, more than 8,900 Indiana students have lost their eligibility for federal financial aid because of drug offenses, according to an analysis by the advocacy group Students for Sensible Drug Policy.

That amounts to one out of every two hundred Indiana students who applied for aid.

Nationwide, about 190,000 students lost their financial aid eligibility, the federal data show.

Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Souder introduced the drug prohibition, which passed Congress in 1998.

"College students are adult enough to know that there are certain responsibilities that come with receiving funds from the American taxpayer," Souder said Monday in a statement. "The principle behind drug-free student loans is accountability, so as to help ensure that taxpayer funds are not wasted."

Students were first required to answer whether they had been convicted for possessing or selling drugs during the 2000-01 school year. The law was modified this year to only affect drug convictions that occur while students are attending college.

Critics say the law amounts to double jeopardy because it penalizes students twice for the same crime. Others say it unfairly affects poor students who depend on the financial assistance to attend college.

"There are scores of people around the country who commit any number of nondrug offenses, and the government doesn't stand in the way of their educations," said Adam Wolf, a lawyer representing a Ball State University student who is suing the federal government after she lost her financial aid for a year when police found marijuana in her car.

"The law doesn't deter drug use," he told The Indianapolis Star for a Monday story. "It deters an education."
First-time offenders lose their financial aid eligibility for a limited time. Those with multiple offenses can lose the assistance indefinitely.

IUPUI student Tonisha Mauldin worried she would have to drop out of school after police found marijuana in her apartment.

The 19-year-old Muncie resident was spared a conviction in exchange for two years of probation and community service. While she acknowledges that students who are found with drugs should be punished, Mauldin said the law is too harsh.

"I really don't think it's fair," Mauldin said. "(It) has to do with the rest of our lives."

A Lie College Students Might Want To Tell

Federal Student Drug Law Under New Scrutiny

Jive Souder: Drug Sentencing Reform Act

Drugs Halt Aid for 8,900 Students By Staci Hupp*
Source: IndyStar.com April 17, 2006* Indiana

Tonisha Mauldin had more than her clean record at stake when campus police found marijuana in her IUPUI student apartment last fall.

A drug conviction could have forced her to drop out of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Mauldin said, because she depends on loans and scholarships to pay for school. Federal law strips financial aid from college students with drug offenses.

Read More... http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread21737.shtml

'Relax Your Muscles as Much as Possible'

What's life like in our prisons for those marijuana convicts? Let's steel our nerves and go visit the Web site "Stop Prisoner Rape", where the Los Angeles outfit has posted the little plain-talking handbill it has prepared for young men entering our prison system, titled "For Prisoners: Advice on Avoiding HIV/AIDS."

The group's handout -- targeted primarily at heterosexual men who have no desire to ever be involved in homosexual activity -- advises:

"HIV/AIDS transmission during a sexual assault is a serious concern. The following are practical tips for reducing your risk. ...

Still going to tell me that treating them in this manner is just the way you show your "compassion" as you seek to "protect them from the health risks" of lighting up a joint, not to mention "sending the right message to the children"?

"The horrors experienced by many young inmates, particularly those who are convicted of nonviolent offenses, border on the unimaginable. Prison rape not only threatens the lives of those who fall prey to their aggressors, but it is potentially devastating to the human spirit. Shame, depression, and a shattering loss of self-esteem accompany the perpetual terror the victim thereafter must endure."
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, Farmer v. Brennan

SPR - Stop Prisoner Rape

Congressmen Urged Raid on MMJ Clubs
From Dale Gieringer canorml@igc.org
by way of "D. Paul Stanford" stanford@crrh.org
To: restore@crrh.org Sun, 04 Nov 2001
Excerpt: DEAR GENERAL ASHCROFT: Accordingly, we are asking you to direct the Department of Justice to immediately seek injunctive relief in federal courts in each of these states similar to the order in California which was unanimously upheld by the Supreme Court in Oakland Cannabis.
Sincerely,
Mark E. Souder,Chairman.
Bob Barr,Member of Congress.
Doug Ose,Member of Congress

DID HE INHALE?
The "drug free student aid" measure is the brainchild of Congressman Mark Souder,
a Republican Hypocrite from Indiana.
Have you taken drugs Souy?

"I wouldn't answer the marijuana questions.
You know why?
Because I don't want some little kid doing what I tried."
- George W. Bush, US President

No Loans for Stoners

Students Vs. The Drug War
Now That Washington Has Turned Its Repressive Drug Policies Against Students,
A Growing Campus Network Is Fighting Back by Phil Zabriskie
Rolling Stone March 15, 2001

When Shawn Heller and Brian Gralnick joined Students for Sensible Drug Policy in 1998, as sophomores at George Washington University, SSDP was just a handful of students from Rochester Institute of Technology. One of them, Kris Lotlikar, was working in Washington, D.C. at the Drug Reform Coordination Network. Heller met Lotlikar and started the second SSDP chapter, which soon included Gralnick. Their focus was decriminalizing marijuana for medical purposes - until Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind,) decided to target college students with drug convictions who were seeking federal loans. In October 1998, a law was passed as part of the Higher Education Act that prohibits any applicant with an adult drug conviction from receiving federal financial aid. No other group, including convicted murders, was similarly excluded. The Drug War had just hit college campuses.

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DdC Decade Yahookan Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Santa Cruz,CA,USA Posts: 2,088 Blog Entries: 5 Thanks: 47 Thanked 570 Times in 378 Posts	Federal Law Strips Aid for 190,000 Students Drug Offenses Cost Indiana Students College Aid Source: Associated Press April 17, 2006 Indianapolis Indiana leads the nation in the rate of college students being denied federal aid because of a law that bars those with drug convictions from receiving tuition assistance, a study published Monday showed. Since 2000, more than 8,900 Indiana students have lost their eligibility for federal financial aid because of drug offenses, according to an analysis by the advocacy group Students for Sensible Drug Policy. That amounts to one out of every two hundred Indiana students who applied for aid. Nationwide, about 190,000 students lost their financial aid eligibility, the federal data show. Indiana Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Souder introduced the drug prohibition, which passed Congress in 1998. "College students are adult enough to know that there are certain responsibilities that come with receiving funds from the American taxpayer," Souder said Monday in a statement. "The principle behind drug-free student loans is accountability, so as to help ensure that taxpayer funds are not wasted." Students were first required to answer whether they had been convicted for possessing or selling drugs during the 2000-01 school year. The law was modified this year to only affect drug convictions that occur while students are attending college. Critics say the law amounts to double jeopardy because it penalizes students twice for the same crime. Others say it unfairly affects poor students who depend on the financial assistance to attend college. "There are scores of people around the country who commit any number of nondrug offenses, and the government doesn't stand in the way of their educations," said Adam Wolf, a lawyer representing a Ball State University student who is suing the federal government after she lost her financial aid for a year when police found marijuana in her car. "The law doesn't deter drug use," he told The Indianapolis Star for a Monday story. "It deters an education." First-time offenders lose their financial aid eligibility for a limited time. Those with multiple offenses can lose the assistance indefinitely. IUPUI student Tonisha Mauldin worried she would have to drop out of school after police found marijuana in her apartment. The 19-year-old Muncie resident was spared a conviction in exchange for two years of probation and community service. While she acknowledges that students who are found with drugs should be punished, Mauldin said the law is too harsh. "I really don't think it's fair," Mauldin said. "(It) has to do with the rest of our lives." A Lie College Students Might Want To Tell Federal Student Drug Law Under New Scrutiny Jive Souder: Drug Sentencing Reform Act Drugs Halt Aid for 8,900 Students By Staci Hupp* Source: IndyStar.com April 17, 2006* Indiana Tonisha Mauldin had more than her clean record at stake when campus police found marijuana in her IUPUI student apartment last fall. A drug conviction could have forced her to drop out of Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis, Mauldin said, because she depends on loans and scholarships to pay for school. Federal law strips financial aid from college students with drug offenses. Read More... http://www.cannabisnews.com/news/thread21737.shtml 'Relax Your Muscles as Much as Possible' What's life like in our prisons for those marijuana convicts? Let's steel our nerves and go visit the Web site "Stop Prisoner Rape", where the Los Angeles outfit has posted the little plain-talking handbill it has prepared for young men entering our prison system, titled "For Prisoners: Advice on Avoiding HIV/AIDS." The group's handout -- targeted primarily at heterosexual men who have no desire to ever be involved in homosexual activity -- advises: "HIV/AIDS transmission during a sexual assault is a serious concern. The following are practical tips for reducing your risk. ... Still going to tell me that treating them in this manner is just the way you show your "compassion" as you seek to "protect them from the health risks" of lighting up a joint, not to mention "sending the right message to the children"? "The horrors experienced by many young inmates, particularly those who are convicted of nonviolent offenses, border on the unimaginable. Prison rape not only threatens the lives of those who fall prey to their aggressors, but it is potentially devastating to the human spirit. Shame, depression, and a shattering loss of self-esteem accompany the perpetual terror the victim thereafter must endure." U.S. Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, Farmer v. Brennan SPR - Stop Prisoner Rape Congressmen Urged Raid on MMJ Clubs From Dale Gieringer canorml@igc.org by way of "D. Paul Stanford" stanford@crrh.org To: restore@crrh.org Sun, 04 Nov 2001 Excerpt: DEAR GENERAL ASHCROFT: Accordingly, we are asking you to direct the Department of Justice to immediately seek injunctive relief in federal courts in each of these states similar to the order in California which was unanimously upheld by the Supreme Court in Oakland Cannabis. Sincerely, Mark E. Souder,Chairman. Bob Barr,Member of Congress. Doug Ose,Member of Congress DID HE INHALE? The "drug free student aid" measure is the brainchild of Congressman Mark Souder, a Republican Hypocrite from Indiana. Have you taken drugs Souy? "I wouldn't answer the marijuana questions. You know why? Because I don't want some little kid doing what I tried." - George W. Bush, US President No Loans for Stoners Students Vs. The Drug War Now That Washington Has Turned Its Repressive Drug Policies Against Students, A Growing Campus Network Is Fighting Back by Phil Zabriskie Rolling Stone March 15, 2001 When Shawn Heller and Brian Gralnick joined Students for Sensible Drug Policy in 1998, as sophomores at George Washington University, SSDP was just a handful of students from Rochester Institute of Technology. One of them, Kris Lotlikar, was working in Washington, D.C. at the Drug Reform Coordination Network. Heller met Lotlikar and started the second SSDP chapter, which soon included Gralnick. Their focus was decriminalizing marijuana for medical purposes - until Rep. Mark Souder (R-Ind,) decided to target college students with drug convictions who were seeking federal loans. In October 1998, a law was passed as part of the Higher Education Act that prohibits any applicant with an adult drug conviction from receiving federal financial aid. No other group, including convicted murders, was similarly excluded. The Drug War had just hit college campuses.