Editorial: Sessions takes step backward on weed
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 9, 2018
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
It’s no secret President Trump’s attorney general has a strong antiquated streak — even his full name, Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III, conjures up images of Confederate generals and “Gone with the Wind.” As for policy choices, Sessions’ memo last Thursday — which ended federal tolera...
Blazing through the ages: Cannabis prevalent on campus in ’70s
By Natalia Blewonska & Elaina Zachos / The Pitt News Staff
April 20, 2015
Filed under Culture, Food & Drink
When you look out over the Cathedral lawn, you see students sprawled out, soaking up the mid-April sun. While today you wouldn’t find anyone conspicuously smoking pot, 40 or 50 years ago pot use was commonplace. The radical late ’60s and ’70s were a response to the conservatism of 1936’s gove...
Marijuana punishments inconsistent across professional sports
By Alex Wise / Staff Writer
April 20, 2015
Filed under Specials / Springfinals2015, Sports, Sports Columns
Professional athletes smoke pot. We know this. It’s not a big secret, nor should it be.But even as state after state legalizes marijuana, major league sports officials continue to classify the drug in the same category as cocaine, Ecstasy and other legitimately dangerous substances.To understand why...