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Prohibition-Related
Murder
on
Campus
on
Tennessee
State
University
10/24/97
One man was killed and another was wounded when gunfire was exchanged
in a dorm room on the campus of Tennessee State University on Monday. According
to the Associated Press, the violence erupted after the dead man tried
to rip off another man who had come to sell him a $10 bag of marijuana.
It is still unclear if any of those involved were current students at the
school.
Ironically, the incident took place on the first day of the University's
declared "Crime Free Week." TSU Student Government Vice President
Myron Broome told The Week Online, "Many of the students here have
worked very hard to make it to college and to get away from the violence
of the drug trade. But I guess that no place in the country is immune from
either drugs or violence."
Aaron Wilson, a long-time campus organizer for the National Organization
for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML) told The Week Online, "While
this type of violence is rare in the marijuana market, this is just another
Prohibition-related killing. The fact is that by creating these lucrative
black markets, violence and crime become inevitable. Our drug policy is
a gateway to murder."
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Issue #16, 10/24/97
11th International Conference on Drug Policy Reform | House Passes Bill Demanding Accountability: And the White House doesn't Like it a Bit | US Senators Question Mexican Certification | Referendum to Halt Recriminalization of Marijuana Qualifies for Oregon Ballot | Medical Marijuana Initiative Filed in Colorado | Mothers March on New Jersey State Capitol for Needle Exchange | Prohibition-Related Murder on Campus on Tennessee State University | William F. Buckley on Marijuana Myths | News from the UK | Link of the Week: Bringing realism and quality research to the Latin America debate | Editorial: Congressional Drug Warriors call for accountability and results... Hey, maybe they're on to something
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