Kiski News, March 1, 1971

Kiski SPEAKS OUT! In an effort to invoke students' and friends' opinions concerning national issues, the KISKI NEWS has devoted a part of this issue to that purpose. Customarily, the pa- per is comprised mainly of campus news; but, in this issue, the convictions are ex- pressed on a number of national affairs. A recent poll was conducted on campus. Topics under discussion ranged from the President's military policy to the legaliza- tion of marijuana. Through this survey people found an opportunty to voice varying feelings about the contemporary scene. The Paper Kiski That's Volume XIV HUMILITY METAS SPRINGS DIRIGE WAS DOMINE FAITH TOLERANCE Monday, March 1, 1971 News QUESTION 1: Do you think ernment report stated that mari- Ans. H.R.: As far as the QUESTION 2: Do you think marijuana should be legal- juana is not addictive. The re- studies show, there is no danger that Nixon's policy for the ized? Why or why not? ports say that U. S. studies have in marijuana except for getting Vietnam War is effective? thus far found no evidence of bad stuff. If we legalize marijua- Why or why not? physical or psychic dependence na for long enough to conclude Ans. Chuck Porter: I would Ans. Jim Moore: As Presi- dent I would get my joint chiefs- of-staff and advisers together to step up the Vietnamization pro- Right On. No. 7 of influence in its own hemi- sphere rather than in a penin- sula in Asia, which neither Red China nor Russia have any in- tention of relinquishing to a foreign power. Ans. Bob Ondocsin: Basical- Ans. - Joseph Franzi: They should either legalize marijuana or at least reduce the very harsh on pot. There are no reliable re- these studies, the "grass" user ports of human fatalities attri- would get good cheap stuff with pull out troops gradually so as restrictions on it. A person can buted purely to marijuana. One a lowered degree of danger and not to have the economy collapse. be sent to jail for twenty years doesn't necessarily progress to the person who would start be- I would spend the additional ly I agree with Nixon's policy for the possession of marijuana. harder drugs. Only as a result cause money on rebuilding slums and because he is the only president of legalization wouldn't This is a high price to pay for an of the contact with pushers of all smoke so long that it would real- who has done anything about get- improving civil liberties. unlethal drug like marijuana. An ting us out of Vietnam. types of drugs, the pot smoker ly hurt him. ordinary housewife taking sleep- comes in contact with other dan- ing or pain pills regularly is in Ans. Anonymous: In view of gerous drugs. A survey recently as much danger, if not more, published in the Pittsburgh Press the known effects, yes, it should than a person smoking marijuana. substantiated the same fact. In be legalized. I feel it's the same cess and turn out a definite time- Ans. Dave Wismar: No. it the last reports from its Seven should not be legalized, because Task Forces, the National Com- if it is legalized, in a few years mission on the Causes and Pre- people will want other drugs vention of Violence has recom- legalized. It is the nature of peo-mended the legalization of mari- ple to always want something juana for persons 18 years and better. older. The Commission based its Ans. Max Crain: Yes, mari- proposal on the absence of evi- juana should be legalized on the dence that pot is either harmful same grounds that, if society can or leads to stronger drugs, and justify alcohol, it should accept on indications that present pot marijuana for the same reasons. laws are more socially destruct- No one has proven marijuana able than the drug usage they detrimental to your health, but are trying to prevent. we have proven that alcohol is. The government report stated that some studies have shown that experienced pot smokers may actually perform better at mechanical tasks after "smok- of a bust. The usual amount of that the driver under the influ- ing." It has also been reported weed to really get "wrecked on" is three hits to one joint. That is ence of marijuana is just as alert can Ans.W.F.V.: "Weed" be smoked or eaten. Smoking is the most common. When it is eaten it is usually in the middle as the perfectly sober driver. the regular amount. Many peo- Marijuana has recently been used if not better than alcohol. ple don't realize the drug prob- lem in the United States and Vietnam. Our soldiers are get- ting wrecked on drugs all the time. The trouble is that most of in therapy in the cases of termi- nal cancer victims with supposed- ly great success. ROCKE Co ROCKETS Ans. Mike Neese: The war should be expanded with full in- vasion of North Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia stopping the Com- munists decidedly. His policy is limited too much by Congress. Ans. Marc Robertshaw: We shouldn't be in Vietnam because it's not our type of war. I agree with Nixon's policy of getting out of Vietnam. Ans. Ron Alford: Nixon's policy for de-escalation is defin- itely effective, although many feel it could be done faster which is my opinion, too. I think that the troops shouldn't be sent over for small outbreaks that may arise. Ans. Dirk Tacke: No one can fairly say that Nixon isn't making progress in Vietnam to de-escalate the war. I think, how- ever, that people take war too much for granted. In other words, does anyone remember what world peace was like? table for withdrawal. Ans. Scott McCabe: It is Ans. Scott Messer: A study Ans. Joe Franzi: Nixon is nearly impossible to say that should be made by a committee slowly drawing troops out of Nixon's policy is effective. Any- of independent doctors, and if Vietnam. I feel this procedure way, if the policy were effective Ans. Robbie Marshall: I they find it unharmful it should should be done faster and in a we'd be out of Vietnam right the parents are ignorant about think marijuana should not be be legalized, if not I'm against it. larger quantity. Let's worry more now. The problems facing Nixon the effects of these drugs. legalized because we haven't yet Marijuana is our generation's de- about our country rather than about Vietnam seem to be de- solved the problems of drinking. Ans. Teddy Kwalwasser: pressant as alcohol was our countries that don't want us. creasing, but his present policy Congress passed a law last year does need to be improved upon Ans. Dirk Tacke: Grass parents'. Ans. Eric Hill: No, because requiring a health report annual- should not be legalized yet. May- for more effectiveness. Ans. A.B.C.: I think mari- the situation in South East Asia ly, and this first report puts to be after research has found out jana should be legalized, but has reached the point where with- Ans. Scott Messer: I don't gether all the significant re- exactly how it can kill you only after it has been found drawal is the only plausible solu- think I agree with his policy in search done on marijuana then it should be considered for completely harmless, or it should tion. The United States should be Vietnam because I don't feel that throughout the world. The gov- legalization. be restricted in its public use. more concerned about spheres (Continued on page 2)